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The History of English Podcast

History

The History of English Podcast

Kevin Stroud

Episode 190: Union, Division and Unusual U

June 30, 2026 9:01am 1:19

During the decade of the 1640s, England was divided by Civil War. At the same time, the sound of letter of U was also experiencing its own division, ultimately resulting in two distinct ‘long’ sounds and two distinct ‘sh...

Episode 189: Stressed Out

April 30, 2026 9:53am 1:22

As we conclude our look at the 1630s, we explore the events leading to Civil War in England and the expansion of the English colonies along the eastern coast of North America. We also examine the evolution of syllable st...

Episode 188: Old England and New England

February 27, 2026 11:25am 1:24

In this episode, we explore the first large-scale migration of English settlers to North America in the early 1600s. The settlers arrived in the newly established Massachusetts Bay Colony. We explore the events that led ...

Episode 187: Islands and Sea

December 31, 2025 11:06am 1:12

In this episode, we explore the influence of seafaring on the English language in the early 1600s. We also look at events in the latter half of the 1620s, which included the first permanent English settlements in the Car...

Episode 187: Islands and Sea

December 31, 2025 10:57am

In this episode, we explore the influence of seafaring on the English language in the early 1600s. We also look at events in the latter half of the 1620s, which included the first permanent English settlements in the Car...

Episode 186: A Dutch Treat

October 30, 2025 11:00pm 1:25

In this episode, we explore two important developments in North America. First, we examine the legendary story of the Pilgrims’ arrival in New England in 1620 and the establishment of the Plymouth Colony. Secondly, we ex...

Episode 185: Spelling Says a Lot (Part 2)

September 01, 2025 11:56am 1:17

In the second part of our look at the sound of English in the early 1600s, we continue to explore the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that each letter represents. We explore the letters K through Z and examine how...

Episode 184: Spelling Says a Lot (Part 1)

July 15, 2025 10:52am 1:20

Over the course of the 1500s, English spelling started to become standardized, but the pronunciation of the language continued to change. By the early 1600s, English scholars noticed that spellings no longer reflected th...

Episode 183: The Fabric of Our Lives

May 13, 2025 11:33am 1:16

In the early 1600s, cotton fabrics made in India were in high demand throughout Asia and Africa. When the English and Dutch arrived in India and Japan, they realized how popular the fabric was, and they soon began to shi...

Episode 182: World of Confusion

March 18, 2025 9:23am 1:15

In the early 1600s, English began to spread around the world as speakers searched for new trading partners and new places to settle. Through that process, English become an international language, but as English speakers...

Episode 181: Heaven and Earth

January 29, 2025 10:42pm 1:21

The invention of the telescope in the early 1600s laid the foundation for the scientific revolution, but it also disrupted the traditional view of the universe and led to a conflict with the Catholic Church. Meanwhile, t...

Episode 180: English on the Move

November 13, 2024 11:45am 1:14

In the first decade of the 1600s, English speakers were on the move as they established the first permanent English settlement in North America. They also began a steady a migration to northern Ireland after an event kno...

Episode 179: Defining Moments

September 24, 2024 7:54am 1:26

In the early 1600s, several landmark events shaped the history of England and determined how and where the English language would be spoken in the centuries that followed. The period from 1602-1605 saw the end of the Eli...

Episode 178: Much Ado About Hamlet

August 07, 2024 12:01pm 1:17

In the first couple of years of the 1600s, several new Shakespeare plays appeared. Much Ado About Nothing and As You Like It were recorded in the Stationer’s Register, and a third play called The Tragedy of Hamlet, Princ...

Episode 177: Dressed for Success

June 26, 2024 12:58am 1:24

In this episode, we look at clothing and fashion in the Elizabethan era, and we examine the connection between clothing, custom and language. We also examine Shakespeare’s plays about the lives of Julius Caesar and Henry...

Episode 176: All the World’s a Playhouse

May 09, 2024 9:57am 1:19

Theaters were an important part of cultural life in Elizabethan England, and they contributed many words to the English language. Those words joined thousands of other words that were pouring into English from around the...

Episode 175: The English of Romeo and Juliet

March 25, 2024 8:17am 1:32

Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare’s most popular plays and one of the most popular plays ever written. In this episode, we examine the language of the play to see how it reflects the English of Elizabethan E...

Episode 174: Speak and Spell

February 08, 2024 7:04am 1:28

English spelling largely reflects the state of the language in the late 1500s. In this episode, we look at one of the first English spelling books, and we explore several plays by William Shakespeare to examine the way h...

Episode 173: Fooling Around

January 02, 2024 7:09am 1:24

In this episode, we look at the development of English comedy in the early modern era. We examine some of William Shakespeare’s early comedies, and we also distinguish Shakespearean comedy from other types of comedic per...

Episode 172: Succession

November 20, 2023 1:58pm 1:34

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 Shakesp...

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