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Update on Access to Mary Arden’s Farm
About Us News & Media Press Releases
Update on the future plans for Mary Arden’s Farm for summer 2024 and beyond.
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Taking the Time to Conserve the Past – SBT Share Updates on the Conversation Works at Hall’s Croft
About Us News & Media Press Releases
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust shares more details on the important conservation works at Hall's Croft.
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Speak the Speech
Education Residential Courses
1-5 days working with Shakespeare's words
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Caring for our Collections - Grain Arks and Witch’s Marks
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
Collections Care Assistant Amy Davies explains the work that goes into conserving a medieval grain ark and how it can give us clues about the superstitious society in which Shakespeare lived.
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Christmas Gift Ideas - 'Gifts of rich value'
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Here are some our favourite unique and luxurious gifts to give this Christmas.
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Christmas Gift Ideas - 'The game's afoot'
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Christmas is coming, so what better time to share our favourite Shakespeare-inspired games to keep everyone entertained over the festive period.
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Professor Michael Dobson
About Us Who We Are
Professor Michael Dobson has been the Director of the Shakespeare Institute since 2011.
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OUTing The Past 2021
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OUTing The past
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A Tudor Valentine's Day
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Amy Davies explores what Valentine’s Day was like in Shakespeare’s time.
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Quirky facts from our library
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Librarian Mareike Doleschal introduces a new blog series called the Prospero Files dedicated to exploring the Trust’s library collection.
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Misprints and Method Acting: The Provenance of the 'Faucit Folio'
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Library intern, Matilda-Jane Hanning, investigates the ownership of a Second Folio of Shakespeare's collected works.
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Putting theatre in its place
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust introduces theatre company Talking Birds prior to their collaboration on the New Place winter show, The Festival of Lost and Found.
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"We'll Coal Together": The Friendship of Henry Irving and Thomas Nast
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"We'll Coal Together!" How Henry Irving and Thomas Nast exemplify the special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States
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About Anne Hathaway's Cottage
Explore Shakespeare Shakespedia Anne Hathaway's Cottage
Discover the story of the family home of Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway.
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About Mary Arden's Farm
Explore Shakespeare Shakespedia Mary Arden's Farm
Learn more about the childhood home of Mary Arden, William Shakespeare's mother
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39. Beginnings of the Authorship Question
Explore Shakespeare Podcasts 60 Minutes with Shakespeare
In our podcast '60 Minutes with Shakespeare,' Lena Orlin discusses when people started to question Shakespeare's authorship of the works.
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Trustee Vacancy
About Us Who We Are
Become a Trustee of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Shape strategy, support learning, and help keep Shakespeare’s legacy alive for future generations
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On the Trail of Mary Hornby
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Mary Hornby's descendants visit from Australia on the trail of items relating to their illustrious ancestor.
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Wheler’s Folio
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We hold incredibly special, valuable, and rare items in our Collections. One of these things is the Wheler Folio, acquired in 1862, is one of only three editions of Shakespeare's First Folio that we care for and look after.
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The Quiney Letter: 25th October 1598
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In this blog post, archivist John Benson explains and transcribes the only letter we have addressed to William Shakespeare: the letter from Richard Quiney, father-in-law to Shakespeare's daughter Judith.