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To Italy, with love

This blog pays tribute to Italy by exploring books in the Trust collection with an Italian connection.

Not Lost in Translation: A Romanian Othello with an Armenian Twist

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Jasmine Seymour shares her impressions of a cross-cultural Romanian-language production of Othello.

Winter in Shakespeare’s Town Gardens

Shakespeare's family homes

Senior Gardener, Jane Shaw gives her account of working in the Shakespeare gardens during the winter

Elizabeth Barnard (Part Two)

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In this follow-up piece, Phil Spinks tells us about Elizabeth Barnard's later life.

Meet the Author: Kathryn Harkup's New Book Death by Shakespeare Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken hearts.

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Kathryn Harkup's new book is published today by Bloomsbury Sigma. Here, Dr Darren Freebury-Jones, Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies, speaks to Kathryn to find out more about her fascination with the science of death and all things Shakespeare.

The sonnets in Hungarian

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Sándor Fazekas, translator of Shakespeare's sonnets into Hungarian, shares the joys and challenges of translating the sonnets into his native tongue.

Elizabeth Barnard (Part One)

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Phil Spinks sheds light on the early life of Elizabeth Barnard, Shakespeare's granddaughter and his last direct descendant.

The forgotten day a Prince met his subjects on a crumbling bridge

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The future King George IV drew gawping crowds as he walked over Stratford-upon-Avon’s ‘so very dangerous’ throughfare

Engaging Adult Language Learners with Shakespeare

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The Trust's Learning team joined a session for language learners at Stratford's Foundation House.

Shakespeare in Italian

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Manuela Perteghella discovers Italian translations in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Library and sheds light on the reception of Shakespeare in Italy.