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William Shakespeare
Explore Shakespeare Shakespedia
Learn about the man behind the works with Shakespedia, from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Stratford’s Apothecary in the Time of Shakespeare: Philip Rogers’ Medical Practice
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This is the second of two blog posts focusing on a little-studied figure from Stratford-upon-Avon during the time of Shakespeare: Philip Rogers, an apothecary in the town.
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Theme summary: Susanna
Explore Shakespeare Museum From Home The Susanna Hall & Hall’s Croft Project Theme pages for the Digital Spatial Archive
Theme summary page for Susanna Hall, part of the digital spatial archive of Hall's Croft
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The very magnificence of his obstinacy
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The art of painting actors in leading character roles has been around since the time of David Garrick; it continued into modernity, as illustrated by this portrait of Laurence Olivier as Coriolanus.
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Stratford's Ceremonial Maces
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Ceremonial maces have been used for hundreds of years by royal and civic institutions. The Corporation of Straford-upon-Avon owned four maces of which two survive in the collection of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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Shakespeare Outreach for KS1
Education Schools and CPD Key Stage 1
Shakespeare outreach sessions for Key Stage 1 children from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Come, come with me, and we will make short work
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At a time when illustrations of Shakespeare's scenes were in high demand, Henry Bunbury accepted the call and painted beautiful adaptations.
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Will's World Online
Education Schools and CPD Key Stage 1
An imaginative digital workshop telling the story of Shakespeare's life
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David Garrick
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David Garrick was a celebrated Shakespearian actor and playwright, and was responsible for putting Stratford-upon-Avon on the map with his Shakespeare Jubilee
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Shakespeare's Villains - Shylock
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Discover representations of Shylock through this 19th century figure in our collections at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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Mae'r Arglwyddes yn siarad yn Cymraeg: Lady Mortimer and Welsh in 1 Henry IV
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For St. David’s Day, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust would like to commemorate one of Shakespeare’s most underrated characters: the Welshwoman Lady Mortimer.
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Collections Items on Display
Visit Shakespeare's Family Homes Shakespeare's New Place
The must-see collection items on display to visitors at Shakespeare's New Place
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Shakespeare Week 2023 Competition Winners Announced
Education Learning News
Announcing the Shakespeare Week 2023 winners for the 'Write till your ink be dry' competition
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34. Shakespeare's Will and his Career
Explore Shakespeare Podcasts 60 Minutes with Shakespeare
In our podcast '60 Minutes with Shakespeare,' Mairi Macdonald answers the question: does Shakespeare's will shed any light on his professional practice?
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Creative Celebrations
Education Learning News
Shakespeare Week 2023 news roundup
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“At Home Abroad:” The First “Chinese Visitors” to Shakespeare Birthplace
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Maosheng Hu, who is a postdoctoral scholar at the Shakespeare Institute at the University of Birmingham, writes about the first 'Chinese' visitors to the Birthplace - including one William Cartwright, or 葛德立.
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1. Shakespeare's Childhood Books
Explore Shakespeare Podcasts 60 Minutes with Shakespeare
In our podcast '60 Minutes with Shakespeare,' Sylvia Morris discusses how Shakespeare would have had access to books growing up in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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"My speech is plaine" - Holinshed's Chronicles Part 1
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Jo Wilding explores the historian Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles in memory of Marian Pringle. The Project's website describes it as "once the crowning achievement of Tudor historiography and the most important single source for contemporary playwrights and poets, above all Shakespeare".
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William Hogarth: Mr Garrick in the Character of Richard III
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Discover how artist William Hogarth used imagery in his portrait of actor David Garrick as Richard III to foreshadow what was to unfold in Shakespeare's play of the ruthless king.
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Barnum vs. Dickens: Oh What a Circus!
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P. T. Barnum was so taken with Shakespeare's Birthplace he wanted to take it to America, but not if Charles Dickens could help it!
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Primary Schools Across the Nation Invited to Take Part in Interactive Educational Activities Throughout the New School Year
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust’s (SBT) learning programme provides Early Years and Foundation Stage through to Key Stage 2.