What's Love Got to Do With it?
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Conduct books from past centuries always reveal fascinating mindsets of different societies. For Valentine's day, we're taking a look into William Whateley's "A Bride-Bush".
Jennifer Reid In the Vault loveCopyright of the artist
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New Place Project Update, Feb 2016
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Updates on the construction work at New Place - a major milestone has been reached in the erection of the huge timber frame of the new extension to Nash’s House.
New PlaceNew Head of Gardens takes charge of the Shakespeare gardens in Stratford-upon-Avon
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Introducing our new Head of Gardens at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Gardens Shakespeare's Family HomesColour our Collections
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For #ColorOurCollection, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has compiled images from our collections in a downloadable PDF file that you can print out and use as your very own colouring in book!
Jennifer Reid Behind the ScenesPlanting Starts at New Place
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Planting has started in the historic Knot Garden at Shakespeare’s New Place after years of planning and months of archaeological and conservation work.
New PlaceAn Embroidered King James Bible
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Joanna Munholland takes a look at an embroidered Holy Bible (King James I Version) from 1629 that we hold in our Collections, and talks about the influence of the Bible on Shakespeare's works.
Joanna Munholland Hidden Treasures In the VaultPersonal Hygiene - Tudor Style!
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Despite the common belief that Tudors were unhygienic, when in reality they were very attentive about their levels of cleanliness - just in ways that are different to our own times.
Joanna Munholland Hidden Treasures Tudor LifeMichael Bogdanov and the Never-Ending Labels!
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Flossie Baldock has been working on making the Michael Bogdanov Collection here at the Trust more accessible for the public, and collaborated with Maddie Cox to put together a Michael Bogdanov display for the Winter School.
Flossie Baldock Behind the ScenesA New Face in the Reading Room
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Jessie takes a look at some of the portraits of Shakespeare from our Collections, and examines the desire we humans have to look upon his image, even if we can never be certain as to exactly how the great playwright might have looked.
Jessie Petheram Behind the ScenesNew Place Project Update, Jan 2016
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New Place Project update – The conservation building team have begun work on electrical installation, plastering and painting Nash’s House.
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