The History of English Podcast

In this episode, we explore the first large-scale migration of English settlers to North A... more

In this episode, we explore the influence of seafaring on the English language in the earl... more

In this episode, we explore two important developments in North America. First, we examine... more

In the second part of our look at the sound of English in the early 1600s, we continue to ... more

Over the course of the 1500s, English spelling started to become standardized, but the pro... more

In the early 1600s, cotton fabrics made in India were in high demand throughout Asia and A... more

In the early 1600s, English began to spread around the world as speakers searched for new ... more

The invention of the telescope in the early 1600s laid the foundation for the scientific r... more

In the first decade of the 1600s, English speakers were on the move as they established th... more

In the early 1600s, several landmark events shaped the history of England and determined h... more

In the first couple of years of the 1600s, several new Shakespeare plays appeared. Much Ad... more

In this episode, we look at clothing and fashion in the Elizabethan era, and we examine th... more

Theaters were an important part of cultural life in Elizabethan England, and they contribu... more

Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare’s most popular plays and one of the m... more

English spelling largely reflects the state of the language in the late 1500s. In this epi... more

In this episode, we look at the development of English comedy in the early modern era. We ... more

In this episode, we explore the concept of a successful succession. During the early 1590s... more

In this episode, we turn our attention to the wordcraft of William Shakespeare. Today, man... more

In this episode, we examine the connection between poetry and plague in the early 1590s. A... more

William Shakespeare is widely considered to be the most important writer in the history of... more