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Henry's Cat - #MuseumCats Day!
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To celebrate #MuseumCats day, spot a feline friend that can be found in one of our collections items: a portrait of The Earl of Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, a patron of Shakespeare's.
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New Place becomes Age Confident
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Read about our special training at Shakespeare's New Place, as part of our commitment to the Age Friendly Standards scheme.
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Richard II
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A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, Richard II. Find out more about his poor rule as king, his loss of the crown and his eventual murder
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Henry VI Part 2
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A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, Henry VI Part 2. Find out more about the threats to the throne and Henry and the War of Roses.
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Henry VI Part 1
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A complete summary of William Shakespeare’s Play, Henry VI Part 1. Find out more about how Henry VI becomes king and the beginnings of the War of the Roses
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Henry IV Part 1
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A complete summary of William Shakespeare’s Play, Henry IV Part 1. Find out more about the civil wars of King Henry and the wild pranks of Prince Hal
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The Stratford Gunpowder Plot
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Stratford's Town Hall was the victim of a gunpowder plot during the English Civil War in 1643
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Antony and Cleopatra
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A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, Antony and Cleopatra. Find out more about the neglect of an empire and the passion that leads to a tragic end
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Henry V
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A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, Henry V. Find out more about the rule of King Henry, why he condemns his friends to death and his desire to rule over France
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Teasels and Tales of Romance at Anne Hathaway's
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Watch David as he explains the history, both older and more modern, surrounding the courting settle in Anne Hathaway's Cottage.
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As You Like It
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A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, As You Like It. Find out more about the family feud that leads to Orlando and Rosalind falling in love
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Away before me to sweet beds of flowers
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Special notes and thoughts about the "Say it with Flowers" exhibition.
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Sculpting the Secret, Black and Midnight Hags
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Double, double toil and trouble
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Sculpting a Seventeenth Century Physician
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Learn about this wooden sculpture of a physician and his patient, inspired by Shakespeare's son-in-law, Dr. John Hall.
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Black History Month; Ira Aldridge (1807 – 1867)
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For the 30th Black History Month we are celebrating the life of Ira Aldridge who died 150 years ago this year
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Recreating "A Family Saying Grace"
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A willing group of our staff members took part in recreating our oil painting, 'Family Saying Grace Before A Meal' by Anthonius Claeissins, which currently hangs in Halls Croft.
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Jane Austen 200
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To mark 200 years since the death of Jane Austen find out more about the documents which relate to her within the Stoneleigh collection
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Make a Scene: Twelfth Night in Italy
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Meet Evgenia Golubeva, the creator of our Italian inspired Twelfth Night.
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Make a Scene: As You Like It in Andalusia
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Ros Ingram is the artist behind our Andalusian interpretation of As You Like It.
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Bram and the Guv’nor: ‘Who knew archives could be so much fun?’
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In May, we hosted performances of 'Bram and the Guv'nor', a play by Jefny Ashcroft and directed by Jonathan Collings, based on the RSC's Bram Stoker Collection.