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William Shakespeare
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Learn about the man behind the works with Shakespedia, from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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A New Vision for the Birthplace Garden
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Keep updated on the plans for the Shakespeare Birthplace gardens
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SBT is inviting families to enjoy an exciting programme of events and activities this October half-term in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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SBT is inviting families to enjoy an exciting programme of events and activities this October half-term in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Shakespeare's Singing Advent Calendar - December 7th
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Join in with the Shakespearian festivities on the seventh day of advent
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Christmas Overindulgence
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Find out what writer Gervase Markham recommended for those who overindulged in the 1600s!
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Love in the Margins
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A look at some of the interesting marginalia in our early printed books, including doodles and poems, evidencing the lives and loves of former readers.
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Getting to Know Will Workshop for Home Educator Families
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Hands-on history workshop for home educator families giving a fascinating window into William Shakespeare's world in Warwickshire at Mary Arden's Farm, Wilmcote
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Sir Walter Scott at Shakespeare's Tomb
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Several 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 in 1828.
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Christopher Marlowe
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Listen to an imagined account from the life of Shakespeare's contemporary and important English writer
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Bringing a magical energy to Shakespeare's Birthplace
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We meet Tara Sachdeva, co-founder and director at Compass Presents, and the creative mind behind House Party on Henley Street, which is part of the national Museums at Night festival
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HLF Funding for New Place
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We're delighted to have secured Heritage Lottery funding to support our New Place project.
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The Legacy of Mary Baker - First Tour Guide of Anne Hathaway’s Cottage
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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.
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PICTURES: New Exhibition Opens that Explores the Lives of the Women Who Made Shakespeare
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust have today (Mon 18 March) released images of their new exhibition that sheds a light on the lives of the women in Shakespeare’s immediate family.
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Shakespeare Book Recommendations for the Classroom
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Bring William Shakespeare and his works to life in your classroom with these book recommendations.
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Planned Archive Storage Move Heralds Greater Opportunities for Access to World-Leading Shakespeare Collection
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) have today announced a new project to improve access and care of the nationally significant Designated Museum and library collections.
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Conservation at Shakespeare’s Birthplace
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Find out how the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust conservation team protect and maintain the house and its collections!
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The Sonnets in Hungarian
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Sándor Fazekas, translator of Shakespeare's sonnets into Hungarian, shares the joys and challenges of translating the sonnets into his native tongue.
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Reimagining Anne Hathaway’s Cottage
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Our new presentation plan will highlight the Cottage Anne experienced as a child and adult, as well as contextualising the later Hathaway family stories.
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Unprecedented £1 Million Donation by Playwright Ken Ludwig Supports Conservation Efforts at Historic Home of Shakespeare’s Daughter
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Acclaimed American playwright Ken Ludwig has donated £1 million towards conservation efforts at Hall’s Croft.
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Mary Lincoln at the Shakespeare Birthplace
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Saturday, August 27, 1870. An American woman dressed in widow’s weeds enters a house on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon. In this blog Dr. Toni Chappell sheds light on the time Abraham Lincoln's widow visited Shakespeare's Birthplace...