That Shakespeare Life

Cassidy Cash

Hosted by Cassidy Cash, That Shakespeare Life takes you behind the curtain and into the real life of William Shakespeare.

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That Shakespeare Life

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Mon Mar 23rd Monkeys and Apes in Shakespeare's England
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That Shakespeare Life

Mar 23, 2026
34½ minutes
32 MB

In this episode of That Shakespeare Life, we explore the surprising presence of monkeys, apes, and baboons in early modern England and the role these animals played in the culture of Shakespeare's world. Shakespeare refers to primates dozens of times in his plays, and those references were not purely imaginative—exotic animals were arriving in England through global trade, kept as fashionable pets by elites, and even trained to perform tricks for public entertainment. By examining travel narratives, natural history books like Edward Topsell's The History of Four-Footed Beasts, and records of animal performances near the London theatres, we un...

That Shakespeare Life

Monkeys and Apes in Shakespeare's England

Cassidy Cash

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