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For Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 Cataloguing Archivist Jim Ranahan looks at the life of Jewish Refugee Ilse Aufricht.
Jim Ranahan Holocaust Memorial DayFor Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 Cataloguing Archivist Jim Ranahan looks at the life of Jewish Refugee Ilse Aufricht.
Jim Ranahan Holocaust Memorial DayCollections Care Assistant Amy Davies explains the work that goes into conserving a medieval grain ark and how it can give us clues about the superstitious society in which Shakespeare lived.
Amy DaviesSBT Archivist and OUTing the Past Festival presenter Jim Ranahan introduces us to the Trust’s ‘Proud Shakespeare’ initiative.
Jim Ranahan Proud Shakespeare OUTing the PastAfter an online question and answer session with members of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust’s Learning Team, students at Marling School took part in a creative writing competition inspired by Shakespeare’s ‘lost penknife’. Read the winning entry here, al
Education collections learning creative writing penknifeRosalyn Sklar looks at Robert Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy on the 400th anniversary of its first publication.
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Kathryn Harkup, best-selling author of A is for Arsenic and Making the Monster, turns her discerning scientific eye to Shakespeare and the varied and creative ways his characters die. We are delighted to share with you an extract from Kathryn's book, Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts.
Death in Shakespeare Books Products and GiftsChristmas is coming, so what better time to share our favourite Shakespeare-inspired games to keep everyone entertained over the festive period. As King Harry said in Henry V (Act 3 Scene 1) the game's afoot...
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