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Pride of Stratford Awards 2015
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Congratulations to the learning and participation team
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Picture of the Month - June 2013
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In honor of the anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, we're looking at a photo of Stratford's coronation decorations 60 years ago.
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What does a Digital Intern at the Trust get up to?
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Rio Turnbull is a student in her third year at Brigham Young University in Utah, USA. The University and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust have an internship placement which lasts 14 weeks in which Rio has been placed in the Digital department. She shares her experiences a few weeks in.
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Shakespeare Bookshop
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Step inside the finest Shakespeare bookshop in the world.
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Visiting FAQs
Visit Shakespeare's Family Homes
Information to help you plan your visit to Shakespeare's family homes
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Shakespeare and Stratford
Explore Shakespeare Shakespedia William Shakespeare
Find out more about William Shakespeare's relationship with his home town of Stratford-upon-Avon
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Another Winning Workshop!
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We've introduced a brand new workshop for young students on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, here at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon
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Shakespeare’s “New Place” in his Old Home Town
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William Shakespeare owned a great deal of property in Stratford and London, find out more about his purchase of New Place.
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Doll
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Today’s object is a wooden doll, possibly from the seventeenth century, of German, Dutch, or French origins, and is now in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust collection.
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Families Invited To Walk In The Footsteps Of The Women Who Made Shakespeare, As The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Announces Its Summer Programme
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust announces its summer programme.
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About Shakespeare's Birthplace
Explore Shakespeare Shakespedia Shakespeare's Birthplace
The house owned by the Shakespeares when William was born.
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Update on Access to Mary Arden’s Farm
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Update on the future plans for Mary Arden’s Farm for summer 2024 and beyond.
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Truckle Bed
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Truckle beds, stored under a standing-bed, were common pieces of furniture in Shakespeare's day. Here we explore their use and Shakespeare's own references to them
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Getting to Know Will
Education Schools and CPD Key Stage 2
A hand-on workshop for children to discover what life was like for William Shakespeare as a schoolboy, actor and playwright held at Mary Arden’s Farm, Warwickshire
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Mary Shakespeare's Dream
Education Schools and CPD Key Stage 2
Join a performance and interactive workshop adventure for Key Stage 2 pupils at Mary Arden’s Farm, near Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire
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Ireland and Shakespeare, Saint Patrick's Day
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A blog about Irish items held in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust library and archive, posted on the occasion of St. Patrick's Day.
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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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Home Educators
Education
Home education at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire
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Welcome to the New Activity Tent!
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Anne Hathaway's Cottage is pleased to announce the opening of the redesigned family (although all ages welcome!) Activity Tent themed around Shakespeare's plays.
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Hornbook
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How would the young William Shakespeare, attending Stratford-upon-Avon’s grammar school, have learned to read and write? This blog describes the use of the hornbook.