What kind of apples did Shakespeare eat? Well, we may never know for sure but we CAN know what kinds of apples were available, popular, and being grown in England for the 16-17th century. Let's explore the history right now on #ThatShakespeareLife buff.ly/3WUuAiv

In Shakespeare's lifetime, what we would today call 'emotions' were known as the 'passions of the mind.' Here, Thomas Wright publishes a manual in 1601 explaining how those passions work and what to do about them. buff.ly/3utWK8B

People wanted to understand how their bodies worked and how to treat them themselves. This manual is titled “Medicines for Women’s Illness” in Italian, published 1574 Source in show notes buff.ly/3utWK8B

It's time for #WeirdWordWednesday and this week we're taking a look at a word that wasn't actually in Shakespeare's First Folio version of the play, but does show up in your modern texts. Can you guess what it means?

My hair has decided to be crazy today (hellllooo Alabama humidity!), but nevertheless, it's Tuesday and that means, we're talking history! #NewEpisodesComingSoon #ThatShakespeareLife #AmPodcasting

There was a huge push in the 16thC to make medical knowledge (Like what was taught at university) more widely available at the lay level. Here's examples of a 16thC student's notes taken during a medical lecture--words 'Galen' and 'Rx' are highlighted. buff.ly/3utWK8B

NEW EPISODE: Have you ever wondered what Elizabethans understood about how the mind works? Find out the history with our guest, Helen Hackett. cassidycash.com/ep318

Shakespeare mentions 'gleek' and 'gleeking' in his plays, but did you know that's the name of a 16th century card game? Learn how to play this game right now on #ThatShakespeareLife buff.ly/3K7TlAe

In 1620, Juan Pablo Bonet, a Spanish priest, published this manual on sign language. buff.ly/3uGUHOk

Examples of 17th century British Sign Language. buff.ly/3uGUHOk

It's time for #WeirdWordWednesday and this week, we're explaining the phrase 'Rah Tah Tah' from Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 2. #ThatShakespeareLife (More on YouTube! youtube.com/@thatshakespea…)

Watching Michael Keaton (the only real Batman, though we send love to Christian Bale), and researching the 16th century for upcoming show notes (so many archival images!) with a lovely glass of wine #Carmenere This is Tuesday night. #ThatShakespeareLife

1644 publication on 'speaking with motions of the hands' called 'Chirologia' buff.ly/3uGUHOk

NEW EPISODE: Explore the history of British Sign Language, what kinds of signs existed for Shakespeare's lifetime, and real people from the Deaf community of the 17th century with our guest, Mary Lutze. buff.ly/3uGUHOk

The word “glasses” gets used in Shakespeare’s plays no less than 12 times, which makes me wonder: what kind of glasses would have been available for Shakespeare’s lifetime? Let’s find out, right now on That Shakespeare Life. buff.ly/3WCn0cy

Some believe that the phrase 'hate-away' that shows up in Shakespeare's Sonnet 145 is a play on the word 'Hathaway' | buff.ly/3uBkg3r

Deep in the digital archives, I just found this list of bulls, bears, and horses that were used at the Bear Garden in 1638!! 😎 How cool is this? We talk about bears w Bear history at cassidycash.com/ep222 where these will now be added to the show notes! #ThatShakespeareLife

Anne Hathaway's Tombstone in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon | Tom Reedy | CCASA3.0 | buff.ly/3uBkg3r

It's time for #WeirdWordWednesday and this week, we're looking at the word 'closet' and to quote Inigo Montoya, I do not think it means what you think it means. Find out why this ordinary word makes our list of weird words right now on #ThatShakespeareLife

When Anne Hathway was considering the marital advances of her young beau, William, the then teenage Shakespeare is said to have used this wooing chair to try and win her affection. buff.ly/3uBkg3r