Elizabeth Barnard (Part One)
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Phil Spinks sheds light on the early life of Elizabeth Barnard, Shakespeare's granddaughter and his last direct descendant.
Phil Spinks juliet filesCopyright of the artist
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The forgotten day a Prince met his subjects on a crumbling bridge
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The future King George IV drew gawping crowds as he walked over Stratford-upon-Avon’s ‘so very dangerous’ throughfare
Josh LaytonShakespeare in Italian
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Manuela Perteghella discovers Italian translations in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Library and sheds light on the reception of Shakespeare in Italy.
Manuela Perteghella Translating ShakespeareWomen in British garden history
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Shakespeare Birthplace Trust gardener Annamaria Vass explores the role of women in British garden history.
Annamaria Vass juliet filesBetsy Harris the Patchwork Artist
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Discover the life and work of Hephzibah Harris, an expert craftswoman.
Jann Tracy juliet files“There was a star danced, and under that was I born” – illustrations of Much Ado About Nothing’s Beatrice
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Enjoy illustrations of one of Shakespeare's greatest heroines from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Library.
Shelley Bushman juliet files“Get you to Girton Beatrice, get you to Newham. Here's no place for you maids.”
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Philippa Higson discusses how a quote from Much Ado About Nothing was used in a nineteenth century article to promote patriarchal society and the suppression of women's rights.
Philippa Higson Bram Stoker Collection juliet files“Shake this island”: Armenian Shakespeare Association Conference
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Vice-President of the Polish Shakespeare Association, Anna Kowalcze-Pawlik, shares her impressions of a Shakespeare conference in Venice.
Anna Kowalcze-Pawlik Translating ShakespeareIs this the “real Shakespeare”? – A Hungarian Hamlet
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Balázs Szigeti tells us about the adventurous balancing act of surtitling a Hungarian Hamlet production into modern English.
Balázs Szigeti Translating ShakespeareFrom Stratford to Venice via Oxford: Travelling with Thomas Coryat
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Miranda investigates the madcap adventures of Thomas Coryat, an eccentric early modern travel writer
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