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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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Great Big Green Week Launches at Shakespeare’s New Place
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Shakespeare's New Place launches Great Big Green Week in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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The books that inspired A Shakespeare Motley: nine unique books from our rare book collection
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Librarian Mareike Doleschal introduces nine unique early printed books that inspired A Shakespeare Motley, a book published by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Welcomes Stratford Gateway Funding Announcement
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust welcomes the confirmation of investment in the Gateway site in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Rachael North Announced as Permanent CEO of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has announced the appointment of Rachael North as its new CEO.
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Not Just One Day - Proud Shakespeare, Warwickshire Pride and LGBTQ+ Communities
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Proud Shakespeare was launched at Warwickshire Pride 2019 and we have supported Pride since then, both for the annual festival (online in 2020 and 2021) and across various initiatives.
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Using Shakespeare Scrapbooks to project our own expectations onto the ancient world
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Read about how George Williams appropriated images to illustrate his imagined vision of the world of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra
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Shakespeare documents added to the UNESCO UK Memory of the World Register
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Exciting times for our Shakespeare documents
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How to make Shakespeare easy for English language learners - British Council
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Have you ever had difficulty relating Shakespeare to learners of English?
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Five year old Joe proves Shakespeare Week works!
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Five-year-old Joe visited Shakespeare's Birthplace on the Bard's 450th birthday with his family, after attending Shakespeare Week with his school.
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Rabindranath Tagore 161st Birthday Celebrations at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Watch the recording of 2022’s Tagore birthday celebrations and find out more about the connection between Shakespeare and the Indian poet.
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The Sad Case of Mary Violet Cowan and the Theft of a Shakespeare Quarto
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Robert Howe tells the tragic story of Violet Cowan, thief of a rare edition of Pericles.
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EFL Snappy Shakespeare Script: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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This reduced script tells a story using lines from the play to get students familiar with the material. Perfect for a 20-minute classroom production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Shakespeare's Birthplace - Pupil Activity Booklet (EFL Advanced)
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Bring your Shakespeare's Birthplace visit to life with these student activity booklets for Advanced EFL and the connected teacher's guide.
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Shakespeare's Birthplace - KS3 / 4 Pupil Activity Booklet
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Bring your Shakespeare's Birthplace visit to life with these student activity booklets for KS3/4 and the connected teacher's guide.
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Sustainable Shakespeare - A Year of New Life on Mary Arden’s Farm
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In spring 2022 we saw the birth of a host of animals at Mary Arden’s Farm, all of them on the UK’s rare breed list. Find out what happened over the following year in this blog.
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Ceremonial ‘Partizan’ or Pike-Blade
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The latest in our series of blogs looking at the world as Shakespeare would have known it. Today we take a look at a ceremonial pike-blade.
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Mash Bucket and Malt Draining Brick
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The seemingly humble mash bucket and malt draining brick were important pieces of equipment used in the process of home brewing.
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Announces A Series of Special Events To Commemorate William Shakespeare’s 460th Birthday
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Visitors to Stratford-upon-Avon are invited to celebrate Shakespeare's 460th birthday with artist-led workshops, a pop-up exhibition and the historic Birthday Lecture.
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Shakespeare’s Birthplace Take Part in Nationwide Flash Mob to Celebrate 10 Years of Shakespeare Week
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Stratford-upon-Avon played host to a special performance inspired by one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays on Monday 18 March.