Ceremonial maces have been used for hundreds of years by royal and civic institutions. The Corporation of Straford-upon-Avon owned four maces of which two survive in the collection of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Rosalyn Sklar Shakespeare and Stratford Shakespeare and his World--MOOCIn the "Shakespeare and His World" MOOC, explore artefacts such as a portrait of the dramatist Francis Beaumont and the Quiney Letter that help learners gain insights into William Shakespeare's plays, their chronological context, and the great Bard's lega
Emily Millward Behind the Scenes Shakespeare and his World--MOOCSeveral authors have made trips to Shakespeare's birthplace of Stratford-upon-Avon and have visited his grave. The only actual record of someone doing so, apart from signatures, however, is a painting depicting Sir Walter Scott's second visit to Stratford
Rosalyn Sklar Shakespeare and his World--MOOCIn 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--MOOC1614: William Shakespeare was 50 years old, 'Purchas His Pilgrimage' printed the story of a shipwreck, and Welcombe enclosures caused controversy in Stratford.
Victoria Joynes The Birth of Shakespeare and Beyond Shakespeare and his World--MOOCWhat was life like when William Shakespeare was born in 1564? This is the first in a series of blog posts that discovers what life was like in 1564, and in years since.
Victoria Joynes The Birth of Shakespeare and Beyond Shakespeare and his World--MOOCLearn 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--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 one Dante Gabriel Rossetti,
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the Vault Shakespeare and his World--MOOCIn honour of Thanksgiving, we're highlighting an early Stratford-upon-Avon connection with America: specifically, the very first visitor recorded in July of the oldest surviving visitors’ book in our collection was TH Perkins of Boston, Massachusetts.
Paul Taylor Thanksgiving In the Vault Shakespeare and his World--MOOC