A Mulberry Love Token
Collections
A new acquisition, this mulberry wood picture frame is a perfect example of how one small item can tell us volumes about Shakespeare’s legacy and the history of the people of Stratford-upon-Avon.
Rosalyn SklarCopyright of the artist
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Gardens of Morocco
SBT news
Bertie Smith took a trip to Morocco with REEP (the Religions & Environment Education Programme) to learn about the several different kinds of gardens there, least of all the Anglo-Moroccan Shakespeare Garden in Marrakech.
Liberty Smith Gardens InternationalBuzz Goodbody: the Classical Revolutionary
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This International Women’s Day, we remember Buzz Goodbody - the first woman director with the Royal Shakespeare Company, who campaigned for social justice for all marginalised groups. We hold collections that shed light on this and other aspects of her li
Jim Ranahan International Women's Day Royal Shakespeare Company juliet filesShakespeare and medicine: mental health in Tudor times
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Find out more about Tudor views of mental health, and how Shakespeare explores this theme in his plays.
Rebekah Owens Shakespeare and MedicineThe Underrated Heroines of Shakespeare
Shakespeare & his works
We all know of Beatrice, Rosalind, and Viola – some of Shakespeare's strongest and most well-known female characters – but for International Women's Day we're shedding light on some of Shakespeare's lesser known (but in no way less empowering) heroines.
Rio Turnbull International Women's Day King Lear juliet filesExclusive new scarves inspired by our collection
SBT news
This month we launch a new range of scarves inspired by beautiful books and objects in the Trust’s collections.
Products and GiftsShakespeare's Sonnets in Arabic
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Abdul Sattar Jawad, Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University, has recently translated several of Shakespeare's sonnets into Arabic. He gives us an insight into the art that goes into this work.
Abdul Sattar Jawad Translating ShakespeareThe Gardens of Shakespeare's New Place: February
Shakespeare's family homes
Jane Shaw recounts tales of New Place in this February update, detailing scandalous theories of goings-on by the Shakespeares in years gone by, more ways to fight the bitter cold, and the self-destructive nature of the mistletoe...
Jane Shaw New Place GardensHome Education at The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Learning
See what the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has to offer for Home Educators.
Nicola HawleyShakespeare in Chinese
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On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, library volunteer Lingling Xie sheds light on the Trust's Chinese translations of Shakespeare.
Lingling Xie Chinese Translating Shakespeare