Search results
1739 results
-
Sunshine for the Henley Street Fun Palace 2017!
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
This has been the most successful Fun Palace so far, with hundreds of visitors enjoying the stalls, performances, and activities.
-
Rediscovering the Collections... the Anglo-Saxons of Stratford-upon-Avon
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
Long before William Shakespeare was born, there were Anglo-Saxons living in Stratford and the local area. Here are some of their artefacts.
-
The African Roscius
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
This second post in our Black History Month series on Ira Aldridge looks at his first performances in Othello and how he became known as The African Roscius.
-
Cataloguing: An Incredible Hands-On Experience
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
A guest post by Collections Intern, Mary Willet. Mary has been cataloguing a large group of prints commissioned by Waldo Lanchester in the 1950s and 60s.
-
Penelope, Viscountess Cobham CBE
About Us Who We Are
Board of Trustees of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust: Lady Cobham
-
Ralph Bernard
About Us Who We Are
Board of Trustees of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust: Ralph Bernard
-
Nick Abell
About Us Who We Are
Board of Trustees of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust: Nick Abell
-
Representing the Past: A Conclusion to the Project
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
The final instalment in our series about Anne Hathaway's Cottage. Read further to hear about how the family's rich history is being incorporated into the house today.
-
Creative Commissions
About Us Work With Us
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust offers several commissions annually to a diverse selection of creative practitioners. Learn about current opportunities here.
-
William Russell Sedgfield 1826 - 1902
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
The photographer William Russell Sedgfield visited Shakespeare's Birthplace in 1859 and signed the visitor book
-
Method in the Madness Exhibition
Visit Shakespeare's Family Homes Hall's Croft
An exhibition exploring the Tudor understanding of the body and mind in comparison to modern-day medicine.
-
National Gardening Week - Tudor Plants
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
Exploring spikenards and skirrets and their Tudor uses for #NationalGardeningWeek #NGW
-
A Great American Circus
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
11 January 1858 members of the Howes and Cushing’s Great United States Circus signed the Birthplace visitor book
-
What a Difference a Drape Makes
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
We're delighted with our new bed hangings at Anne Hathaway's Cottage
-
Corporate Volunteering at Anne Hathaway's Cottage
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
We recently welcomed a team of 19 members of staff from Jaguar Land Rover to Anne Hathaway’s Cottage for a corporate volunteering day.
-
Harvard House Opens its Doors
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
Come and visit the home with a link to Harvard University
-
Stratford-upon-Avon Mop Fair
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
A quick look at the history of the Mop Fair
-
4th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoon Guards Visit the Birthplace
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
In May 1858 the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards visited Shakespeare's Birthplace and signed the visitor book.
-
Anne Hathaway's Cottage & Gardens
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
Follow young Shakespeare’s footsteps to the cottage where he courted Anne Hathaway. Our guides will bring this Tudor love story to life in its original setting.
-
Warwickshire farmers are faced with the ‘new woman’ in 1916
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
Make way for the women doing men's jobs