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William Shakespeare
Explore Shakespeare Shakespedia
Learn about the man behind the works with Shakespedia, from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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'Getting to Know Will' Workshop
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We've launched a new workshop for Key Stage 2 children, bringing Shakespeare and British history to life in practical and creative ways.
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Getting to Know Will
Education Schools and CPD Key Stage 2
KS2 school trip: explore Shakespeare's life from cradle to grave at Mary Arden's Farm, with quill writing, sword fighting and a live performance.
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Royal Signatures: Queens Elizabeth
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In this blog post, I highlight some documents where monarchs have (quite literally) left their mark in the archive - royal signatures.
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Shakespeare and His World: Top Ten Objects (Part 1)
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Take a look at the first five 'Objects of the Week' of the MOOC 'Shakespeare and His World' course taught by Jennifer Reid and Professor Jonathan Bate in this two-part blog post.
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Shakespeare's Words
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Shakespeare invented or introduced over 1,700 words into the English language that we still use today.
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Key Stage 2
Education Schools and CPD
Hands-on history and drama workshops for Key Stage 2
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The Big Draw 2016
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Help us to create 400 faces of Shakespeare as part of The Big Draw 2016 - with help from Mick Manning and Brita Granström
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Sculpture within a Sculpture
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Greg Wyatt's 'The Winter's Tale' sculpture is a fascinating play on the concept of sculpture and artwork, drawing upon the works of Ovid and others, in addition to Shakespeare's play.
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Shakespeare Birthplace Trust part of the Shakespeare Birthday celebrations
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Join Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, organisations and communities from across Stratford-upon-Avon to celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday
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Richard Field
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Listen to an imagined account from the life of Shakespeare's Stratford contemporary and printer of his first two works, Richard Field.
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Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis
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Take a look at a rare piece in our early printed books collection: a single page from Shakespeare's first published work, "Venus and Adonis".
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Hornbook
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How would the young William Shakespeare, attending Stratford-upon-Avon’s grammar school, have learned to read and write? This blog describes the use of the hornbook.
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A Week in the Life of a Collections Volunteer
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A passionate volunteer shares her experiences on spending a week with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Shakespeare's Signet Ring
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Read about one of the most prized possessions in the collection of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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“There was a star danced, and under that was I born” – illustrations of Much Ado About Nothing’s Beatrice
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Enjoy illustrations of one of Shakespeare's greatest heroines from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Library.
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Home Educators
Education
Home education at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Bedsteads
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A fresh take on the Hathaway bedsteads by Elizabeth Sharrett, studying for a PhD in English Literature at the Shakespeare Institute.
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Shakespeare's Villains - Edmund
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For this final post for this series, our Access and Interpretation Coordinator, Anna Griffiths, looks at Edmund, the bastard son of Gloucester in William Shakespeare's King Lear.
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Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Welcomes NPO Extension
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust welcomes ACE NPO extension for 2026/2027
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Conservation Period for both Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Anne Hathaway’s Cottage in Early 2025
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Conservation period for both Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Anne Hathaway’s Cottage in early 2025.