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Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons)
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Norma Hampson is a long-standing volunteer at the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive and has written this blog to share details from her current project: listing visitors from the early Birthplace visitor books. In this case, we have a group of soldiers.
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William Henry Chippendale (1801-1888)
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Norma Hampson is a long-standing volunteer at the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive and has written this blog to share details from her current project: listing visitors from the early Birthplace visitor books. In this case, we meet William Chippendale, a well-established actor in the Victorian era.
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The Avonbank School
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Norma Hampson is a long-standing volunteer at the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive and has written this blog to share details from her current project: listing visitors from the early Birthplace visitor books, specifically, those of the Avonbank School, some of whose members include author Mrs Elizabeth Gaskell, and Effie Gray (former wife of John Ruskin).
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Did the Circus Come to Town?
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Norma Hampson is a long-standing volunteer at the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive and has written this blog to share details from her current project: listing visitors from the early Birthplace visitor books, such as the Hengler's Circus Company.
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Shakespeare’s Work Re-Imagined for 21st Century Children Thanks to New Illustrated and Abridged Version of the First Folio
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Shakespeare’s Work Re-Imagined for 21st Century Children Thanks to New Illustrated and Abridged Version of the First Folio
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Bringing a magical energy to Shakespeare's Birthplace
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We meet Tara Sachdeva, co-founder and director at Compass Presents, and the creative mind behind House Party on Henley Street, which is part of the national Museums at Night festival
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Cicero in the Collections
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To tie in with the staging of Robert Harris's Imperium we highlight ten favourite items from our Roman and Cicero related collections.
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Volunteer’s Week 2023 - Spotlight on our Collections Care Volunteers: Part 1
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Ahead of Volunteer’s Week 2023, Collections Care Assistant Amy Davies sat down with some volunteers who currently support the Collections department to find out more about their volunteering experience.
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“Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say”
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Helen Hargest takes a look at the National Theatre's production of "King Lear", directed by Sam Mendes and starring Simon Russell Beale, and discusses the complexity of the character of Edgar in reflection of Beale's 1993 performance of the legitimate son of the Earl of Gloucester.
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Celebrating Stratford’s Transport Heritage
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Inspired by a new exhibition from our partners at Escape Arts, we explore some of Stratford's transport heritage in our collections.
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Theme summary: Home
Explore Shakespeare Museum From Home The Susanna Hall & Hall’s Croft Project Theme pages for the Digital Spatial Archive
Theme summary page for Home, part of the digital spatial archive of Hall's Croft
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Theme summary: Medicine
Explore Shakespeare Museum From Home The Susanna Hall & Hall’s Croft Project Theme pages for the Digital Spatial Archive
Theme summary page for medicine, part of the digital spatial archive of Hall's Croft
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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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Esmée Fairbairn Project
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Exploring Shakespeare's international legacy through the Esmée Fairbairn Project.
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The Wars of the Roses in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Collection
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Reader Services Assistant Suzanne Lithgo explores The Wars of the Roses in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust collections
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Shakespeare Week 2023 Competition Winners Announced
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Announcing the Shakespeare Week 2023 winners for the 'Write till your ink be dry' competition
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Artist in Residence - Lee Lapthorne
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Lee reflects on his experiences as our artist in residence here at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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The Secretaries of the SBT
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As we look forward to welcoming our new CEO we look back at the original "Secretaries" as they were known in the first decades of the Trust
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'Proud Shakespeare’ and the LGBTQ+ Lived Experience
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SBT Archivist and OUTing the Past Festival presenter Jim Ranahan introduces us to the Trust’s ‘Proud Shakespeare’ initiative.
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Guidance for Donors
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Guidance and FAQs for potential donors to the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust collections