John Florio was a linguist and lexicographer, and his famous translation of Montaigne's "Essais" is known to have had a significant impact on several of Shakespeare's plays. In this post we talk about the array of Florio's various works that we have in ou
Madeleine Cox In the VaultNorma 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 Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the VaultIn 1908, S.V. Srinivasiar translated Romeo and Juliet into Tamil, adapting it using his own Indian cultural perspective.
Jennifer Reid Romeo and Juliet International Collections In the Vault Shakespeare and his World--MOOCTo celebrate #MuseumCats day, spot a feline friend that can be found in one of our collections items: a portrait of The Earl of Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, a patron of Shakespeare's.
Emily Millward In the Vault Shakespeare and his World--MOOCNorma 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, including Chief Maungwuduas.
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the VaultInside our numismatics collection is a set of tokens known as 'Nuremberg jettons', which were an important part of commerce in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Jennifer Reid In the VaultNorma 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. In this case, we have soldiers.
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the VaultLearn the story of Alan Lestraunge, a local Warwickshire lord who served in the 'Hundred Years War' (the same war in which William Shakespeare's "Henry V" takes place).
Amy Hurst In the Vault Shakespeare and his World--MOOCOne item in our collections is the base of High Cross (sometimes known as Market Cross) - an item that pre-dates Shakespeare and is a landmark the Bard himself would likely have passed on many occasions during his years in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Paul Taylor Stratford-upon-Avon In the VaultNorma 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 John Buckstone, and actor, and co.
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the Vault