Avis Hodgson: from actress to nurse
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Avis Hodgson and Kathleen Talbot were nurses at Clopton House when it was a hospital during the First World War.
Mareike Doleschal First World WarCopyright of the artist
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19th-Century Superstardom: Six Months in the Life of Sir Henry Irving and Dame Ellen Terry
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Research Associate, Ella Hawkins, offers an intriguing glimpse into the lives of the nineteenth century theatre stars , Henry Irving and Ellen Terry
Ella Hawkins Bram Stoker Collection Arts Friendly ArchivesHappy Birthday Erich Fried or Shakespeare in German
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For Erich Fried’s birthday we discuss German translations of Gertrude’s willow speech. All translations are held in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Library.
Mareike Doleschal Translating ShakespeareSzekspir po polsku (Shakespeare in Polish)
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In honour of Polish Constitution Day, Annette Ormańczyk explores the fascinating links between Shakespeare and Polish history with material held in our library.
Annette Ormanczyk Translating Shakespeare‘The crowds were thick’.... Arthur Conan Doyle and Henry Irving at the SBT
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New play 'Bram and the Guv'nor' explores Bram Stoker, Henry Irving and Ellen Terry's story using letters from the Bram Stoker Collection.
Annette Ormanczyk Bram Stoker Collection Arts Friendly ArchivesShakespeare in Dutch
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In honour of Koningsday, a Netherlands holiday, we've written about an eighteenth-century Dutch translation held in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Library.
Anna Kerr Translating ShakespeareShakespeare in Armenian
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For Armenian Genocide Memorial Day, we introduce readers to an Armenian translation of The Merchant of Venice held in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust library.
Mareike Doleschal Translating Shakespeare ArmenianBarnum vs. Dickens: Oh What a Circus!
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P. T. Barnum was so taken with Shakespeare's Birthplace he wanted to take it to America, but not if Charles Dickens could help it!
Victoria Joynes Birthplace visitors Birthplace SBT170National Gardening Week - Tudor Plants
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Exploring spikenards and skirrets and their Tudor uses for #NationalGardeningWeek #NGW
Madeleine Cox plants National Gardening Week GardensReclaiming the Wheelwright’s Workshop
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We've reopened the wheelwright's workshop at Mary Arden's Farm.
Samantha Gull Mary Arden's Farm