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 VaultNorma 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. Meet John Buckstone, and actor, and co.
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the VaultThe history of an Elizabethan barber-surgeon
Shakespeare Elizabethan A Midsummer Night's DreamRead about the dual Tudor profession of the 'barber-surgeon'
Stephanie Appleton Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsVictoria Joynes recounts the most memorable productions of "Richard II" over the past 150 years, starting with the 1857 staging by Charles Kean at the Princess's Theatre.
Victoria Joynes Richard II In the VaultThis blog explores John Speed’s 1611 map of Warwickshire, which provides a glimpse into Shakespeare’s home county as he himself would have visualised it.
Alexandra Hewitt Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsNorma 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. Meet G. V. Brooke, the Tragedian.
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the VaultAccording to an 18th century writer, the charnel house in Stratford-upon-Avon contained the ‘largest assemblage of human bones’ he had ever beheld.
Peter Hewitt Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsHelen Hargest takes a look at the National Theatre's production of "King Lear", directed by Sam Mendes and starring Simon Russell Beale, and discusses the complexity of Edgar in reflection of Beale's 1993 performance of the character at the RSC.
Helen Hargest Shakespeare's Works King LearRead about Tudor mourning rings, which were sometimes bequeathed to family members or close friends in a will
Stephanie Appleton Shakespeare in 100 Objects