The History of English Podcast
A chronological history of the English language examined through the lens of historical events that shaped the development and spread of the language from the Eurasian steppe to the entire world.
- Website
- http://historyofenglishpodcast.com
- Description
- The Spoken History of a Global Language
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2024-04-17 17:52
- last episode published
- 2024-03-25 13:17
- publication frequency
- 13.47 days
- Contributors
- Kevin Stroud
- Author
- Kevin Stroud
- Owner
- kevin@historyofenglishpodcast.com (Kevin Stroud)
- Managing editor
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 320
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- Society & Culture History
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Episodes
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| 2024-03-25 | Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare’s most popular plays and one of the most popular plays ever written. In this episode, we examine the language of the play to see how it reflects the English of Elizabethan England, … Continue reading → |
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| 2024-02-08 | English spelling largely reflects the state of the language in the late 1500s. In this episode, we look at one of the first English spelling books, and we explore several plays by William Shakespeare to examine the way he rhymed … Continue reading → |
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| 2024-01-02 | In this episode, we look at the development of English comedy in the early modern era. We examine some of William Shakespeare’s early comedies, and we also distinguish Shakespearean comedy from other types of comedic performances which had been popular... |
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| 2023-11-20 | In this episode, we explore the concept of a successful succession. During the early 1590s, France was divided by a bitter conflict over the succession of Henry of Navarre to the French throne. Meanwhile, William Shakespeare wrote a couple of … Continu... |
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| 2023-10-09 | In this episode, we turn our attention to the wordcraft of William Shakespeare. Today, many people have mixed opinions about his plays and poems. They know that he is widely regarded as the greatest English writer of all time, but … Continue reading → |
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| 2023-09-05 | In this episode, we examine the connection between poetry and plague in the early 1590s. An outbreak of the recurring sickness contributed to Shakespeare’s early career as a poet, and that poetry likely included his many sonnets. We also examine … Cont... |
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| 2023-07-25 | William Shakespeare is widely considered to be the most important writer in the history of the English language, but relatively little is known about his personal life. The desire to know more about the ‘Bard of Avon’ has led to … Continue reading → |
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| 2023-05-31 | In this episode, we explore the Elizabethan fascination with witchcraft and mysterious creatures like fairies and demons. Those subjects feature prominently in the literature of the period, and they reveal a lot about the world view of the people who …... |
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| 2023-04-24 | All languages have their own rhythm and cadence, and English is no exception. That rhythm has actually shaped the language over time. It contributed to the structure of English poetry, and during the Elizabethan period, it shaped the way drama … Contin... |
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| 2023-03-31 | In this episode from the Patreon archives, we examine the accent used by actors and actresses in very old movies. We look at the origin of that accent and examine why it was adopted by the film industry in the … Continue reading → |
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