In this episode, we're trying out an experiment by Hugh Plat from the 16th century where he describes using a glass bowl to make a regular candle burn three time brighter. Think it will work? Let's find out, right now, on That Shakespeare Life. youtu.be/R_6qNs4aVoc

Join us Monday, October 26, for a Macbeth themed Spooky Night of Shakespeare Trivia. Compete for physical prizes mailed out to the first and second place winners. All questions come from the podcast, so if you've been listening to the show, you'll have a head start! cassidycash.com/member

One of the popular beliefs about dragons in Shakespeare's lifetime included the idea that they hoarded gold and violently defended it. cassidycash.com/ep444

If you'd like to give your students something to color while they listen, or if you'd just like some theraputic dragon coloring yourself, grab this Here Be Dragons Coloring book download on Patreon right now. patreon.com/posts/153785093/

It's time for Weird Word Wednesday, and this time we're looking at Paraquito. You know Shakespeare was the first one to use this word this way.

Shakespeare's descriptions of dragons include the idea that they were fierce winged creatures. This image was included by Shakespeare, but it was not something he invented. It was a popular image of dragons throughout Shakespeare's lifetime. cassidycash.com/ep444

NEW EPISODE: "Swift, swift, you dragons of the night, that dawning May bare the raven's eye! I lodge in fear; Though this a heavenly angel, hell is here." Cymbeline (II.2) What were dragons really like in Shakespeare's lifetime? Explore their habits, their looks, and Shakespeare's versions of them with Rachel Sweeney. cassidycash.com/ep444

SPOILER INCOMING: In Henry V, Falstaff dies. (Sorry, Queen Elizabeth was sad, too). But as part of his death, there's this great speech about how he smells flowers? Or is it something else? And What was Shakespeare talking about when he described Falstaff as a green table? So much to unpack here, so let's find out what's really going on, right now on That Shakespeare Life. youtu.be/BIApqV_bDKk

See images, woodcuts, illustrations, and more that demonstrate what the tools of torture looked like and some of the surviving artifacts of them today. cassidycash.com/ep443

A gibbet could be used to confine a living person, but it was more commonly used after execution to display the dead. The body became a public lesson. Travelers moving from one town to another, or people passing along the Thames, could see what happened to criminals, traitors, or pirates. cassidycash.com/ep443

Do you know what "Dead's Men's Fingers" are that Gertrude talks about in Hamlet? Let's find out, right now on #WeirdWordWednesday

It's Tuesday, my favorite day, because we're talking Shakespeare history! New episodes coming your way.

The scold’s bridle belonged to the world of local punishment rather than the Tower. It was used by local officials or lower courts against people accused of disruptive speech, especially women. cassidycash.com/ep443

NEW EPISODE: Step inside the darker side of Shakespeare’s England with Malcolm Mercer of the Royal Armouries as we uncover the truth behind iron collars, scold’s bridles, gibbets, and other tools of torment in Shakespeare’s England. cassidycash.com/ep443

Do you want to see even more history related to saffron yellow, Anne Turner, and the famous murder trial? Join us inside the member’s area for bonus history content. patreon.com/thatshakespearel…

Anne Turner was ultimately accused and very publicly tried for the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury. She was drawn by an anonymous author in 1615 walking on her way to the gallows. cassidycash.com/ep442

Sir Thomas Gargrave was a real person, and there's actual history to why Shakespeare mentions him by name in his history play, Henry VI. Find out the backstory, right now on Weird Word Wednesday. youtube.com/@thatshakespeare…

Elizabethan ruffs, dyed yellow with expensive saffron, was a trendy fashion for the elite in England for Shakespeare’s lifetime. cassidycash.com/ep442

October Membership Drive! Join That Shakespeare Life for $20/month during October & receive this exclusive October-Macbeth-themed welcome pack, featuring special sticker extras, a digital Glamis Castle art print, and a physical 5-pin set mailed to you. patreon.com/thatshakespearel…