As the Paris Olympics continue, celebrate a few of the games and sports that fill Shakespeare’s plays with our new quiz. To learn more about the role of such pastimes in Shakespeare’s day, read about the Cotswold Games, an English tradition that began in 1612, decades before Shakespeare’s birth in 1564. And to discover more about sports in Shakespeare’s plays, read Austin Tichenor’s Shakespeare & Beyond post “Merry Sport.”
Quiz Maker – powered by Riddle
As a change of pace, explore our two-part series on early women athletes:
Glimpses of women athletes in 18th-century England
A Folger fellow and former Olympian shares images and stories of 18th-century women athletes in England who competed in races, fights, cricket matches, and more.
Picturing early modern women athletes
Folger fellow Peter Radford explores the history of picturing women athletes from ancient Greece to early modern Europe, how these images can be hard to find and interpret, but also why they’re so valuable and compelling.
Stay connected
Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.