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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 plays that appear to make reference to the events in France. He also composed other plays that dealt with the theme of succession. And his plays also indicate that the pronunciation of words like “succession” were changing during the 1500s as several consonants experienced sound changes during that period.
Episode 176: All the World’s a Playhouse
Episode 175: The English of Romeo and Juliet
Episode 174: Speak and Spell
Episode 173: Fooling Around
Episode 171: Shakespeare’s English (featuring Ben Crystal)
Episode 170: Printers, Plague and Poets
Episode 169: Shakespeare Documented
Episode 168: Witches, Demons and Fairies
Episode 167: The Rhythm of English
Bonus Episode: Rise and Fall of the Classic Movie Accent
Episode 166: The Arte of Warre
Episode 165: Glamorous Grammar
Episode 164: Somewhere in the Middle
Episode 163: An Elementary Education
Episode 162: The Pirate Queen
Episode 161: Y U and I Have a Problem
Episode 160: Approximant-ly English
Episode 159: Elizabethan Voices
Episode 158: Planting Seeds
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