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Sustainable Shakespeare – Deer Spotting at Shakespeare’s Family Homes
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Lately we have been capturing lots of deer activity on our wildlife cameras and some of our staff have even seen these normally shy creatures active around our sites.
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Sustainable Shakespeare - Building Conservation at Shakespeare’s Family Homes
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Mark Ratcliffe, Head of Estates at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, explores the traditional and environmentally-friendly building techniques and materials still in use at Shakespeare's family homes today.
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Happy Birthday Mr William Shakespeare, from Shakespeare's Birthplace
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After all-day celebrations in Stratford-upon-Avon, actor Martin Smith sings a rousing drinking song in honour of Shakespeare's 450th birthday.
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Shakespeare’s Family Gardens - Spring 2023 at Shakespeare’s Birthplace
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Find out what our gardens team have been up to and what’s happening in the Birthplace garden this spring.
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Where Did Shakespeare Sit? - Myths, legends and ‘seats’
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In this blog Emily White discusses some of the legends that focus on where Shakespeare sat, along with their associated artefacts.
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Szekspir po polsku (Shakespeare in Polish)
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In honour of Polish Constitution Day, Annette Ormańczyk explores the fascinating links between Shakespeare and Polish history with material held in our library.
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Who was Philip Rogers, the Apothecary in Shakespeare’s Stratford?
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Chris Booth sheds light on a provincial apothecary operating in Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Shakespeare and the blossoming of Jane Elizabeth Giraud
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Library volunteer Hannah Barker explores the life and work of Victorian botanical illustrator Jane Elizabeth Giraud.
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Shakespeare's Friends: Burbage, Combe and Sadler
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Richard Burbage, Thomas Combe and Hamnet Sadler were all mentioned in Shakespeare's will and were all friends of his.
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Shakespeare in Turkey: Festival and Conference 2018
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Dr. İlker Özçelik from Süleyman Demirel University shares his impressions of the first Shakespeare Festival held in Turkey.
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Sir Stanley Wells Shakespeare Archivist
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First American edition of Shakespeare's works
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Library volunteer Anna Kerr explores the history of the first American edition of Shakespeare’s works held at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust library.
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To be or not to be: Alternate Versions of the Shakespeare £20 Note
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In 1970 the Bank of England issued a new £20 banknote featuring William Shakespeare. Find out more about the Shakespearian elements of its design in this blog...
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Garrick's Shakespeare Jubilee: The First Announcement
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Read about the origins of Garrick's Shakespeare Jubilee, and how it all started with a fundraising effort for the Stratford Town Hall
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Raymond Antrobus: 'Shakespeare speaks to us all'
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An interview with the multi-award-winning poet who appeared at the 2019 Stratford-upon-Avon Poetry Festival, which is organised by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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All the Disc's a Stage - Terry Pratchett and Shakespeare
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Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels are filled with references to Shakespeare, and are a wonderful opportunity to introduce the Bard's words and works to children of all ages in a more palatable and less intimidating way.
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A play inspired by the sale of Shakespeare’s Birthplace
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This House to Be Sold was a 'musical extravaganza' inspired by the imminent sale of Shakespeare’s Birthplace
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‘If I were a man’: Playing the Women’s Part in Shakespeare
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A blog exploring Shakespeare’s fascinating female characters and how they are portrayed on stage.
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The Story of Two Shakespeare Sculptures from the 1960s
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For Shakespeare's 450th birthday, we're going back 50 years to see what was done for his 400th birthday celebrations. The giant bronze statue of the Bard was created by British artist (Douglas Wain-Hobsen) in the early 1960s.
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'Proud Shakespeare’ and the LGBTQ+ Lived Experience
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SBT Archivist and OUTing the Past Festival presenter Jim Ranahan introduces us to the Trust’s ‘Proud Shakespeare’ initiative.