How did people in the early modern period furnish their homes? Alexandra Hewitt takes a look at inventories to get a sense of the type and variety of goods found in early modern homes.
Alexandra HewittMatt Pinches and Gavin Fowler speak to Dr Darren Freebury-Jones, Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, about the upcoming Guildford Shakespeare Company production of Henry V – Online, 22-25 April 2021, Adapted & Directed by Caroline Devlin.
Darren Freebury-JonesAmy Davies takes a look back at how people entertained themselves in Tudor England.
Amy DaviesLibrarian Mareike Doleschal introduces nine unique early printed books that inspired A Shakespeare Motley, a book recently published by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Mareike Doleschal prospero filesPaying tribute to Professor Jerzy Limon O.B.E., Founder of the Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre
Paul EdmondsonWe are delighted to join OUTing The Past once again as a festival hub for 2021
Elinor Cole outing the pastWhy did Tudors put their best beds in the parlour, and how likely was Shakespeare to have followed this early modern trend?
Alexandra Hewitt SBT Collections Lost Interiors Anne Hathaway's CottageIn our latest meet the maker blog we meet UK illustrator Alison Gardiner. We ask her about the recent Shakespeare's Characters range.
Meet the Maker Products and GiftsAmy Davies explores what Valentine’s Day was like in Shakespeare’s time.
Amy Davies Valentine's DayCelebrating National Apprenticeship Week, 8th-14th February 2021
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