Episode 172: Succession

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. Works discussed in this episode include: The Comedy of Errors – William Shakespeare Richard III – William Shakespeare Love’s Labour’s Lost – William Shakespeare Titus Andronicus – William Shakespeare TRANSCRIPT: EPISODE 172

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Episode 172: Succession is an episode from The History of English Podcast by Kevin Stroud.

This episode is 1:34:37 long.

This episode was published on Nov 20, 2023.

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