Collections
Billie Thomas, one of our Casual Reading Room Services Assistants, is here to talk about the dangers of blue flowers, according to those superstitious Tudors, for Day Two of our Heritage Open Day Countdown!
Billie Thomas
01 Sep 2016
Tales from the Reading Room
Gardens
Heritage Open Days Countdown
Collections
A passionate volunteer shares her experiences on spending a week with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
26 Aug 2016
Behind the Scenes
Volunteering
Collections
Learn about Shakespeare’s England in 1603, when a deadly outbreak of plague coincided with the arrival of a new monarch.
Holly Kelsey
23 Aug 2016
Plague
Shakespeare's family homes
Past Pleasures Ltd are experts in both historical interpretation and period costume. Their incredibly skilled pattern-drafters and -cutters have created everything from Norman peasant outfits to 1970s disco-wear and everything in between.
19 Aug 2016
Countdown to New Place
Learning
Over the past few months we've been working on a brand new suite of Family Trails for the Shakespeare Family Homes.
Sarah Fisher
18 Aug 2016
Shakespeare's family homes
Our first Pokémon event in the gardens at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage was a great success!
17 Aug 2016
Learning
Our International Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies headed to Chile recently to take part in a special event for teachers of English.
Lisa Peter
16 Aug 2016
Collections
Learn about the trial of Mary Smith, accused of Witchcraft in superstitious 17th Century England.
Holly Kelsey
15 Aug 2016
Shakespeare's family homes
We've had a visit from an Ancient Tree Forum officer who was interested in our mulberries.
Glyn Jones
12 Aug 2016
Gardens
Shakespeare's family homes
Read the story that our visitors wrote last week along with Kate and her Storytree!
Kate's Storytree
10 Aug 2016