Knitting Sheaths
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In Elizabethan times the humble knitting sheath would have been a useful household tool. Find out more in this blog post.
Helen Cook In the VaultCopyright of the artist
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Family Activity Tent
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Our family activity tent opened on Saturday 2nd May at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, welcoming its first 250 visitors across the bank holiday weekend.
Anne Hathaway's CottageA Visit from "The Players"
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Norma 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 the mysterious "Players".
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the VaultSustainability is a Tudor way of life
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My name is Mistress Ellen and I am a Maid in the household of Yeomen Farmer Mr Adam Palmer of Wilmcote. The year is 1573 under the reign of our gracious Queen Elizabeth, and being a Tudor maid means never wasting anything.
Mistress Ellen Mary Arden's FarmButterfly Banks at Mary Arden's Farm
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At Mary Arden’s Farm we encourage wildlife that would have been present in Mary Arden’s day and that Shakespeare would have known--including butterflies!
Farm Life Mary Arden's FarmHall's Croft Costume Updates
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See how our traditional outfits are coming along
CostumeHall's Croft Costume Project; assembling the stand
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See how our costume project is coming along at Hall's Croft
Costume Hall's CroftA rock star glove puppet at Shakespeare's Birthplace
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Celebrating Shakespeare with the younger generation
Katie Neville Shakespeare Week Shakespeare's BirthplaceMillie the Barn Owl
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Find out more about Mary Arden's Farm resident barn owl
Farm Life Events & Tudor FestivalsRecreating "A Family Saying Grace"
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A willing group of our staff members took part in recreating our oil painting, 'Family Saying Grace Before A Meal' by Anthonius Claeissins, which currently hangs in Halls Croft.
Jennifer Reid Behind the Scenes