Episode 175: The English of Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare’s most popular plays and one of the most popular...
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Episode 175: The English of Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare’s most popular plays and one of the most popular...
01:32:35
English spelling largely reflects the state of the language in the late 1500s. In this episode,...
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In this episode, we look at the development of English comedy in the early modern era. We examine...
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In this episode, we explore the concept of a successful succession. During the early 1590s,...
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Episode 171: Shakespeare’s English (featuring Ben Crystal)
In this episode, we turn our attention to the wordcraft of William Shakespeare. Today, many...
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Episode 170: Printers, Plague and Poets
In this episode, we examine the connection between poetry and plague in the early 1590s. An...
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Episode 169: Shakespeare Documented
William Shakespeare is widely considered to be the most important writer in the history of the...
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Episode 168: Witches, Demons and Fairies
In this episode, we explore the Elizabethan fascination with witchcraft and mysterious creatures...
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Episode 167: The Rhythm of English
All languages have their own rhythm and cadence, and English is no exception. That rhythm has...
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Bonus Episode: Rise and Fall of the Classic Movie Accent
In this episode from the Patreon archives, we examine the accent used by actors and actresses in...
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Episode 166: The Arte of Warre
In 1588, the Spanish Armada set sail for England in an attempt to depose Elizabeth I and replace...
01:15:38
Episode 165: Glamorous Grammar
William Bullokar composed the first formal grammar of the English language in 1586. Prior to that...
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Episode 164: Somewhere in the Middle
Throughout her long reign, Queen Elizabeth I was faced with many difficult decisions, and she...
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Episode 163: An Elementary Education
By the second half of the Elizabethan period, the perception of English had changed significantly...
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In the 1570s, Francis Drake plundered Spanish ships throughout the New World with the private...
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Episode 161: Y U and I Have a Problem
In this episode, we explore the complicated history of the letters Y, U and I, and we examine how...
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Episode 160: Approximately English
In this episode, we explore the sounds represented by the letters L and R. Linguists refer to...
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Episode 159: Elizabethan Voices
In 1569, an English scholar named John Hart published a manuscript called ‘An Orthographie.’ The...
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In the mid-1500s, England attempted to expand its influence in Ireland by establishing...
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Episode 157: Highlands, Lowlands and Netherlands
During the first decade of the reign of Elizabeth I, Protestants in Scotland and the Netherlands...
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