For Shakespeare's 450th birthday, we're going back 50 years to see what was done for his 400th birthday celebrations. During the early 1960s, artist John Hutton engraved memorable Shakespearian characters into glass.
Helen Cook Shakespeare: 450 Years YoungTake a look at one of our paintings from the catalogue room
Helen Hargest Discover ShakespeareInside our numismatics collection is a set of tokens known as 'Nuremberg jettons', which were an important part of commerce in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Jennifer Reid In the Vault1714 saw changes in the monarchy, tensions between dramatists and Puritans, and more images of Shakespeare in performance.
Victoria Joynes The Birth of Shakespeare and BeyondShakespeare's "A Hundred Merry Tales" is one of the earliest versions of rowdy and indecent jestbooks, which were collections of humorous stories that would've been more popular than one might think - appealing even to, perhaps, a certain royal monarch...
Madeleine Cox Tales from the Reading RoomFor William Shakespeare's 450th birthday celebration, we're hosting a blog series to highlight the events that took place around the world for the Bard's 400th birthday back in 1964. Here Helen Cook delves into alcoholic references in Shakespeare's plays.
Helen Cook Shakespeare: 450 Years YoungTake a look at one of our rare editions
Collections Julius CaesarWithin our collection of local archaeology, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has Roman items found at the Tiddington dig, as well as a seemingly contradictory brooch.
Nicola Tinsley Stratford Before ShakespeareSurviving court records give us some fascinating, and often entertaining, accounts of neighbourly conflicts arising from wattle and daub housing.
Stephanie Appleton Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsFor William Shakespeare's 450th birthday celebration, we're hosting a blog series to highlight the events that took place around the world for the Bard's 400th birthday back in 1964. In this post, read about the origins of The Shakespeare Centre.
Helen Cook Shakespeare's Birthday Shakespeare: 450 Years Young