Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers: The Lily
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Discover the meaning and medicinal uses of one of Shakespeare's flowers, the lily.
Mareike Doleschal Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers prospero filesCopyright of the artist
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Shakespeare’s Lost Interiors: Inventories
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How did people in the early modern period furnish their homes? Alexandra Hewitt takes a look at inventories to get a sense of the type and variety of goods found in early modern homes.
Alexandra HewittTudor Pastimes
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Amy Davies takes a look back at how people entertained themselves in Tudor England.
Amy DaviesThe books that inspired A Shakespeare Motley: nine unique books from our rare book collection
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Librarian Mareike Doleschal introduces nine unique early printed books that inspired A Shakespeare Motley, a book recently published by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Mareike Doleschal prospero filesTranslating Shakespeare into Frisian
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Bouke Oldenhof, dramaturg, theatre producer, playwright and translator of Shakespeare, sheds light on the Frisian language and transferring Shakespeare’s words into his native tongue.
Bouke Oldenhof Translating ShakespeareThis book belongs to: bookplates in the SBT Library
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Mareike Doleschal introduces a selection of bookplates belonging to previous owners of the Trust's early printed books.
Mareike Doleschal prospero filesThe artefacts of New Place
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A new online exhibition goes 'Searching for Shakespeare' through objects uncovered on the site of his former home
Searching for ShakespeareQuirky facts from our library
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Librarian Mareike Doleschal introduces a new blog series called the Prospero Files dedicated to exploring the Trust’s library collection.
Mareike Doleschal prospero filesShakespeare’s heroines and the women who played them
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Hannah Barker introduces us to three remarkable actors who played Shakespeare’s female characters.
Hannah Barker juliet filesTo Japan, with love
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Trust Librarian Mareike Doleschal explores links between the collections and Japan.
Mareike Doleschal Translating Shakespeare