Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Painted Cloth
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Elizabeth Sharrett looks in detail at a rare 17th century painted cloth from our collection
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Shakespeare's Villains - Edmund
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For this final post for this series, our Access and Interpretation Coordinator, Anna Griffiths, looks at Edmund, the bastard son of Gloucester in William Shakespeare's King Lear.
Shakespeare's Villains King LearShakespeare's Villains - Claudius
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Anna Griffiths looks at a costume design for Mark Dignam’s Claudius in the 1958 production of Hamlet at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre.
Shakespeare's VillainsShakespeare in 100 Objects: Posset Cup
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The terms ‘posset cup’ and ‘posset pot’ were used to refer to a range of vessels that were designed to hold posset, a restorative drink.
Victoria JacksonShakespeare's Villains - Don John
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Anna Griffiths takes a look at Shakespeare's character, Don John, in past RSC theatre programmes and in the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive picture collection.
Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare's VillainsShakespeare in 100 Objects: Candlestick
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A rush-candle was the most basic and crudest form of lighting in Shakespeare’s time.
Tara Hamling Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsShakespeare in 100 Objects: Dornix Textile Fragment
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This sixteenth-century textile fragment was originally thought to be part of a wall-hanging, often called an arras, which features in some Shakespeare's works.
Victoria Jackson Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsShakespeare's Villains - Richard III
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Anna Griffiths looks at part of the iconic costume worn by Antony Sher in Bill Alexander’s 1984 production of Richard III.
Shakespeare's Villains RIchard IIIThe Quiney Letter: 25th October 1598
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In this blog post, archivist John Benson explains and transcribes the only letter we have addressed to William Shakespeare: the letter from Richard Quiney, father-in-law to Shakespeare's daughter Judith.
John Benson Behind the Scenes Shakespeare's LifeShakespeare's Villains - Tamora
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Anna Griffiths is in the stacks at the Shakespeare Centre looking at early representations of Tamora, a villain from Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus.
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