April 2024
William of Stratford Part 1: ‘To You Your Father Should Be As a God’
Episode 117:
‘To you your father should be as a God’.
– A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Act 1 Scene 1
The first of a series of episodes covering the biography of William of Stratford.
Richard Shakespeare – William’s grandfather
Richard Shakespeare – William’s uncle
John Shakespeare – William’s father
His move to Stratford Upon Avon
His trade as a glover
The question of the midden heap
Marriage to Mary Arden
The elder children of John and Mary Shakespeare
The question of William’s birthdate
The effect of the plague in Stratford that summer
The younger children of John and Mary Shakespeare
The business interests of John Shakespeare
The legal activates of John Shakespeare
The rise to become Mayor […]
Shakespeare In His Time
Episode 116:
As an introduction to the season on Shakespeare this episode gives a timeline of events in Shakespeare’s life. The focus is on the best estimates for the dates of all his plays and the reasons for those estimates, but also includes the milestones of his life and other significant events of the time that occurred in England.
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From the English Renaissance to Shakespeare and Jonson
Episode 114:
As an introduction to season six of the podcast in the first part of this episode I lay out the aims for the next season and the approach I will be taking to the monoliths of early English theatre tha tare Shakespeare and Jonson.
In the second part of the Episode I give a quick recap of Season Five to get you and I back in the zone for all the detail that will follow on Shakespeare and Jonson.
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