Hearing Shakespeare's women
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Discover Shakespeare in sign language.
Grace Lester Deaf Awareness juliet filesDiscover Shakespeare in sign language.
Grace Lester Deaf Awareness juliet filesMeet Rebecca Dering, a controversial woman with a colourful life.
Laura Noble juliet filesAlexander Thom takes a look at Nahum Tate’s 1681 adaptation of King Lear.
Alexander Thom King LearDiscover the women behind the Gunpowder Plot.
Sofia Wood juliet files Gunpowder PlotIn honour of Halloween, library volunteer Kelsey Ridge looks at two of our early printed books which discuss witchcraft in early modern England.
Kelsey Ridge Halloween Shakespeare's BooksBuhle Ngaba describes her struggle to identify with Shakespeare and her growing determination to give her students access to his work in their own language.
Buhle Ngaba Translating ShakespeareA new opportunity to see our amazing collection up close, and chat to experts over a traditional English cream tea
Madeleine Cox Tales from the Reading RoomEach year the 'Mop Fair' returns to Stratford-upon-Avon. Sofia Wood explores the history of the fair that started out as a hiring opportunity for casual workers.
Sofia Wood Stratford-upon-AvonExplore material from the collection on the theme of women and the right to vote.
Kelsey Ridge juliet filesTo mark German Unity Day, Helen Hopkins explores the importance of Shakespeare to the unification effort of nineteenth-century Germany.
Helen Hopkins Translating Shakespeare