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2024 Proclaimed Year to Explore The Women Who Made Shakespeare
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Our bold new, multi-year project explores the impact that women have had on creating and maintaining the enduring legacy of Shakespeare.
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Shakespeare and His World: Top Ten Objects (Part 1)
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Take a look at the first five 'Objects of the Week' of the MOOC 'Shakespeare and His World' course taught by Jennifer Reid and Professor Jonathan Bate in this two-part blog post.
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400th Anniversary of First Recorded Sale of Shakespeare’s First Folio
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A new, limited edition of an abridged version of Shakespeare’s First Folio for children has been announced.
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Magna Carta: Shakespeare's The Life and Death of King John
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Shakespeare's "The Life and Death of King John" lacks one important historical event: the signing of the Magna Carta. In celebration of this document's 800th birthday, Helen Hargest takes us through why this might be the case.
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Residents Go Free to the Shakespeare Family Homes in 2025
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CV37 residents to go free to the Shakespeare Family homes in 2025.
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Two Years Volunteering at the Home of Shakespeare - from Philistine to Ambassador
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Andrew Muir talks about his experience volunteering at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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Shakespeare and His World: Top Ten Objects (Part 2)
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In this sequel to "Shakespeare and His World: Top Ten Objects (Part 1)", take a look at the final five 'Objects of the Week' of the MOOC 'Shakespeare and His World' course taught by Jennifer Reid and Professor Jonathan Bate.
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‘Engaging with Shakespeare’s Stratford’: Stories to Accelerate Action for Women
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Engaging with Shakespeare’s Stratford’ is a Collections specific initiative, which complements the Trust’s multi-year project ‘The Women who Made Shakespeare’
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New planting scheme pays homage to Shakespeare’s life
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For National Gardening Week, we take a look at the new planting scheme at Shakespeare's New Place, inspired by Shakespeare's life.
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Writing the Music for Shakespeare's Plays: an Interview with Guy Woolfenden
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Guy Woolfenden, renowned theatre composer for the RSC, discusses his experience with the intricacies of creating music that brings Shakespeare's plays to life.
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Shakespeare's Lost Interiors: Anne Hathaway at New Place
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In this blog Alex Hewitt examines the life of Shakespeare’s wife, Anne, as mistress of New Place through a comparative study of surviving local documents.
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Book of Common Prayer and Psalter
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This post from our 100 objects series looks at this beautiful Book of Common Prayer and Psalter, published in 1596, from the Library collection of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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Welcoming Volunteers Back to the Gardens at Shakespeare’s Family Homes
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Find out what the first cohort of garden volunteers since Shakespeare's Family Homes reopened have been up to...
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It's easy to learn facts about Shakespeare when you're dressed as a Tudor
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Celebrating Shakespeare's birthday with traditional Tudor costumes
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From RADA to the Bard - drama students visit Shakespeare's Birthplace
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Experience the enthusiasm of young actors for Shakespeare
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12 Days of Shakespeare: Mince Pies Past & Present
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Have a go at some Tudor mince pies and see how they compare to a modern recipe.
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Sustainable Shakespeare - Auditing Moths at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage
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Back in May the official Warwickshire moth recorder, set some moth traps in the orchard and woodland at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage. Find out what they discovered in this blog.
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The angel of Stratford who casts a quiet light in Shakespeare’s church
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Explore the life and work of a Victorian nurse who spread her benevolent influence throughout Warwickshire and beyond.
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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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Shakespeare's Birthplace Throws a Supersonic Street Party to Celebrate Shakespeare’s 461st Birthday
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Audiences are invited to the hometown of William Shakespeare to celebrate his 461st birthday.