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‘Shakespeare on the Road’ Oral History Archive
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A research update from William Wolfgang, Ph.D. Candidate at University of Warwick
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Day Two: The Shakespeare Jubilee of 1769
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On the second day of David Garrick's Shakespeare Jubilee the inhabitants and guests of Stratford-upon-Avon woke to pouring rain
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Shakespeare Connected - Imagining New Place
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This blog introduces a Shakespeare Connected exhibition on New Place.
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The Birth and Burial Records of William Shakespeare
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Robyn Greenwood takes a look into the baptismal and burial records of William Shakespeare. These treasured items are kept in the archives of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust itself.
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Shakespeare’s Richard III - Myth or Reality ?
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Exploring whether the real Richard III was as villainous as Shakespeare made him out to be?
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Shakespeare Connected: A Showcase of Current Research
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Join us as we launch 'Shakespeare Connected'.
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Home Education at The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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See what the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has to offer for Home Educators.
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Advocating Research at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Ella Hawkins has been working with our collections as Research Advocate for six months
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Shakespeare Scrapbooks as a means to experience other worlds
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Find out what George Williams' illustrated Antony & Cleopatra can tell us about mid-nineteenth century attitudes to the near east and the ancient Mediterranean, in the second part in our series exploring Williams' editions of Shakespeare's works
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Shakespeare's Richard II - Myth or Reality?
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Examining Shakespeare’s portrayal of Richard II.
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Happy 50th Birthday, Shakespeare Centre!
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For William Shakespeare's 450th birthday celebration, we're hosting a blog series to highlight the events that took place around the world for the Bard's 400th birthday back in 1964. In this post, read about the origins of The Shakespeare Centre.
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The Gardens of Shakespeare's New Place: February
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Jane Shaw recounts tales of New Place in this February update, detailing scandalous theories of goings-on by the Shakespeares in years gone by, more ways to fight the bitter cold, and the self-destructive nature of the mistletoe...
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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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Shakespeare on Show: Statue of Bottom & Titania
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In our Shakespeare's Top Ten Characters Exhibition at Nash's House, a statue of Bottom and Queen Titania in a lovers' embrace is featured. Emily delves into the themes surrounding this particular 'love story' in "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
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Shakespeare's Love-Song Legacy
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Shakespeare's works have influenced a wide variety of products over time, not the least of which has been the world of music - most specifically, that of the love song.
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: A ‘Fine Picture’
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The final post in our journey through some of the Trust’s collection of Tudor and Stuart artefacts
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Map of Warwickshire
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This blog explores John Speed’s 1611 map of Warwickshire, which provides a glimpse into Shakespeare’s home county as he himself would have visualised it.
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Shakespeare in 100 objects: Charnel House
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According to an 18th century writer, the charnel house in Stratford-upon-Avon contained the ‘largest assemblage of human bones’ he had ever beheld.
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Quill pen
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Read about this iconic writing tool, often closely associated with Shakespeare himself
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Berkemeier Glass
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Portia's reference to a ‘deep glass’ in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice suggests something like this, a remarkably fine and well preserved example of a sixteenth-century berkemeier.