Stratford's War Memorial
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This week in the Reading Room we were visited by a couple researching the Stratford War Memorial and its different locations in the town.
Victoria Joynes Tales from the Reading Room Stratford-upon-AvonCopyright of the artist
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Rediscovering the Collection
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Nicola Tinsley has been sorting through the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust' s collection of archaeological finds, including Anglo Saxon objects.
Nicola Tinsley Stratford Before ShakespeareRoyal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons)
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Norma Hampson is a long-standing volunteer at the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive and has written this blog to share details from her current project: listing visitors from the early Birthplace visitor books. In this case, we have soldiers.
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the VaultShakespeare in 100 Objects: Close Stool
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A list of 100 objects from Shakespeare’s world wouldn’t be complete without this very important item - a close-stool. Also referred to as a “night” stool, “necessary” stool, or “stool of ease”, these objects were actually toilets in disguise.
Elizabeth Sharrett Shakespeare in 100 Objects1664 – Folios and Portraits
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1664 marked one hundred years since Shakespeare was born. During this time, the Civil War had ended, the theatres had been reopened, and the Third Folio was published.
Victoria Joynes The Birth of Shakespeare and BeyondHerne the Hunter: a May Day Figure of Folklore
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The tale of the Greenman (otherwise known as Herne the Hunter) was a popular part of folklore in Shakespeare's day. In fact, this Lord of the Greenwood makes a special cameo in Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor" in the form of a certain knight...
Emily Millward Tudor Life Shakespeare's Plays1614 - Shakespeare Aged 50
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1614: William Shakespeare was 50 years old, 'Purchas His Pilgrimage' printed the story of a shipwreck, and Welcombe enclosures caused controversy in Stratford.
Victoria Joynes The Birth of Shakespeare and Beyond Shakespeare and his World--MOOC1564 - The Year of Shakespeare's Birth
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What was life like when William Shakespeare was born in 1564? This is the first in a series of blog posts that discovers what life was like in 1564, and in years since.
Victoria Joynes The Birth of Shakespeare and Beyond Shakespeare and his World--MOOCAfter Agincourt – the Final Wishes of a 15th century Knight
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Learn the story of Alan Lestraunge, a local Warwickshire lord who served in the 'Hundred Years War' (the same war in which William Shakespeare's "Henry V" takes place).
Amy Hurst In the Vault Shakespeare and his World--MOOCStratford's High (or Market) Cross
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One item in our collections is the base of High Cross (sometimes known as Market Cross) - an item that pre-dates Shakespeare and is a landmark the Bard himself would likely have passed on many occasions during his years in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Paul Taylor Stratford-upon-Avon In the Vault