Thomas Stothard - Scenes from Shakespeare's Plays
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Acting Head of Collections, Rosalyn Sklar, looks at two paintings by Thomas Stothard bequeathed via the Art Fund.
Rosalyn Sklar Much Ado About Nothing thomas stothard art MacbethCopyright of the artist
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The Sad Case of Mary Violet Cowan and the Theft of a Shakespeare Quarto
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Robert Howe tells the tragic story of Violet Cowan, thief of a rare edition of Pericles.
Robert Howe juliet filesShakespeare’s Favourite Flowers: The Pansy
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Librarian Mareike Doleschal discusses the role of the pansy in Shakespeare and Victorian flower books.
Mareike Doleschal Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers prospero filesShakespeare's Favourite Flowers: A New Library Acquisition
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Librarian Mareike Doleschal introduces a new library acquisition: a flower book published in 1883, The Flowers of Shakespere [sic]
Mareike Doleschal Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers prospero filesShakespeare's Favourite Plants: The Hawthorn
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Librarian Mareike Doleschal investigates how Shakespeare and Victorian artists represented an iconic plant, the hawthorn, in their works.
Mareike Doleschal Prospero FilesModern theatre vs Tudor theatre
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Amy Davies explores how theatre in Shakespeare’s day differs from how we recognise it today.
Amy DaviesShakespeare’s Favourite Flowers: The Thistle
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Librarian Mareike Doleschal explores the contrasting associations of nature's most prickly flower, the thistle.
Mareike Doleschal Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers prospero filesShakespeare's Favourite Flowers: The Primrose
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Librarian Mareike Doleschal explores the history and meaning of the primrose in Tudor and Victorian England.
Mareike Doleschal Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers prospero filesShakespeare's Favourite Flowers: The Marigold
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Librarian Mareike Doleschal discusses the history of a beneficial and beautiful flower, the marigold.
Mareike Doleschal Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers prospero filesQuirky facts from our museum collection
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Collections Care Assistant Amy Davies delves into the museum collection to discover some of the more unusual items that the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust cares for.
Amy Davies