What’s this mine eyes spy? A bonus episode? Yea, verily!

My next full episode is going to start getting more fully into Shakespeare biography, as in, biographies that have been written about him and what those works do or don’t do with the details we have of his life.

But to better appreciate that discussion, we need to first know what the details of his life are, as we understand them. In this bonus episode, I give a quick rundown of the facts of Shakespeare’s life so you have more complete context for future discussion of his biography and the world that he lived in.

I am here for the little details that help make history more real. Naming your kid Hamnet after your neighbor? You must be pretty decent friends with that neighbor!

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Further Learning

No specific links this week. You can go fall down the rabbit hole that is Wikipedia or pick up your own Shakespeare biography, though, if you’d like!

Credit where credit is due

Art by Halie Branson

Music recording by josdvg