In the second instalment of our blog about A Shakespeare Motley, Emma Mulveagh and Adam Sherratt discuss some of the illustrations that excited and inspired them in the creation of the book.
Books Products and GiftsThe Collections Care team are responsible for ensuring the conservation of hundreds of objects across the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust’s properties and collection stores. There are different forms of conservation and it takes a specialist eye and expertise to decide which is appropriate.
Emily White Conservation CollectionsAs we enter English National Tourism Week (22nd-31st May 2021) we take a look at evidence of early national tourism in our collection, focussing in this blog on one of our favourite items - the diary of John Byng. A blog by Philippa Vandome and Madeleine Cox
Madeleine Cox Tourism EnglishTourismWeek21 John Byng CollectionsThis tribute blog investigates the links between the Trust's collection, Shakespeare and Russia.
Mareike Doleschal Translating ShakespeareThis is the second of two blog posts focusing on a little-studied figure from Stratford-upon-Avon during the time of Shakespeare: Philip Rogers, an apothecary in the town.
Chris BoothChris Booth sheds light on a provincial apothecary operating in Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon.
Chris BoothDiscover the meaning and medicinal uses of one of Shakespeare's flowers, the lily.
Mareike Doleschal Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers prospero filesIn the first instalment of our blog exploring A Shakespeare Motley, Emma Mulveagh and Adam Sherratt from our retail development team reveal the design inspirations for the project, from first thoughts to the finished book.
Books Products and GiftsHow did people in the early modern period furnish their homes? Alexandra Hewitt takes a look at inventories to get a sense of the type and variety of goods found in early modern homes.
Alexandra HewittMatt Pinches and Gavin Fowler speak to Dr Darren Freebury-Jones, Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, about the upcoming Guildford Shakespeare Company production of Henry V – Online, 22-25 April 2021, Adapted & Directed by Caroline Devlin.
Darren Freebury-Jones