That Shakespeare Life

Ep 49: Shakespeare's Sheep with Lizzy Dobbin


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Lizzy Dobbin is our guest this week as we explore Shakespeare’s hometown of Stratford Upon Avon. Sitting just outside the famous Cotswolds Hills, wool was the primary industry. In Shakespeare’s plays, there are references to sheep, lambs, fleeces, wool, and shepherds in almost all of his works, leading us to wonder how personally connected to sheep and the wool industry William Shakespeare might have been.
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