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Exclusive new scarves inspired by our collection
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This month we launch a new range of scarves inspired by beautiful books and objects in the Trust’s collections.
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A local inspiration for "The Tempest"?
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In 1588, an enormous storm that hit Stratford-upon-Avon caused a massive flood that affected towns all along the River Avon.
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A Visit From Ira Aldridge
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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. Meet Ira Aldridge, a prominent African-American Shakespearian actor from the Victorian era.
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Chief Maungwudaus visits the Birthplace in 1848
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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, Chief Maungwudaus of the Chippewa tribe.
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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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A Visit from "The Players"
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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 post, meet the mysterious "Players".
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Nathaniel Hawthorne 1804–1864
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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, one of them being "The Scarlet Letter" author Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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The Visit of the Artist Frank Stone
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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. Today, meet the water-colourist Frank Stone.
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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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An American in Stratford-upon-Avon
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In honour of Thanksgiving, we're highlighting an early Stratford-upon-Avon connection with America: specifically, the very first visitor recorded in July of the oldest surviving visitors’ book in our collection was TH Perkins of Boston, Massachusetts.
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The Visit of a Member of Parliament and an Author
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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 that of Chandros Wren-Hoskyns of Wroxall Abbey and Charles Holte Bracebridge of Atherstone Hall.
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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