Clare Sera

For our listeners at home, half a year ago, we did an episode on the Napoleonic Wars, and my guest, Clare Sera, mentioned casually in passing that there was a period in history when entire governments were run by bears.

Yes, absolutely.

We didn't have time to explore that at the time, but Clare, welcome back to Expertise to dive in deep on this most peculiar and little-known facet of history.

But we're here to talk about the day that you were actually in the cottage of the Bard himself.

Well, it was sort of a mistake, Clare.

I was out selling my complete unabridged works of William H. Shakespeare door to door.

Right.