Amy Davies takes a look back at how the contribution of one extraordinary woman transformed Anne Hathaway’s Cottage into the popular attraction it is today.
Amy Davies juliet filesHave you ever wondered what Shakespeare's favourite flower might be? Explore illustrations of roses and discover the flower's meaning in Shakespeare's works.
Mareike Doleschal prospero filesMareike Doleschal explores the meaning of violets in Shakespeare's plays and the flower's enormous popularity during the Victorian age.
Mareike Doleschal prospero filesThe Collections Care team are responsible for ensuring the conservation of hundreds of objects across the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust’s properties and collection stores. There are different forms of conservation and it takes a specialist eye and expertise to decide which is appropriate.
Emily White Collections ConservationAs we enter English National Tourism Week (22nd-31st May 2021) we take a look at evidence of early national tourism in our collection, focussing in this blog on one of our favourite items - the diary of John Byng. A blog by Philippa Vandome and Madeleine Cox
Madeleine Cox Collections John Byng EnglishTourismWeek21 TourismThis tribute blog investigates the links between the Trust's collection, Shakespeare and Russia.
Mareike Doleschal Translating ShakespeareThis is the second of two blog posts focusing on a little-studied figure from Stratford-upon-Avon during the time of Shakespeare: Philip Rogers, an apothecary in the town.
Chris BoothChris Booth sheds light on a provincial apothecary operating in Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon.
Chris BoothDiscover the meaning and medicinal uses of one of Shakespeare's flowers, the lily.
Mareike Doleschal prospero filesHow did people in the early modern period furnish their homes? Alexandra Hewitt takes a look at inventories to get a sense of the type and variety of goods found in early modern homes.
Alexandra Hewitt