Tate’s Lear
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Alexander Thom takes a look at Nahum Tate’s 1681 adaptation of King Lear.
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The Gunpowder Plot – Who were the women?
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Discover the women behind the Gunpowder Plot.
Sofia Wood Gunpowder Plot juliet filesWitchcraft in the SBT Library: two early printed books on witches
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In honour of Halloween, library volunteer Kelsey Ridge looks at two of our early printed books which discuss witchcraft in early modern England.
Kelsey Ridge Shakespeare's Books Halloween prospero filesShakespeare in isiXhosa
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Buhle Ngaba describes her struggle to identify with Shakespeare and her growing determination to give her students access to his work in their own language.
Buhle Ngaba Translating ShakespeareCollections Cream Teas
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A new opportunity to see our amazing collection up close, and chat to experts over a traditional English cream tea
Madeleine Cox Tales from the Reading RoomStratford-upon-Avon mop: fun for all ages, through the ages
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Each year the 'Mop Fair' returns to Stratford-upon-Avon. Sofia Wood explores the history of the fair that started out as a hiring opportunity for casual workers.
Sofia Wood Stratford-upon-AvonFemale Suffrage in the SBT Collection
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Explore material from the collection on the theme of women and the right to vote.
Kelsey Ridge juliet filesHonouring Shakespeare and German unity
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To mark German Unity Day, Helen Hopkins explores the importance of Shakespeare to the unification effort of nineteenth-century Germany.
Helen Hopkins Translating ShakespeareHeritage Open Days: Diary of Jane Thompson
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Extracts from the diary of an adventurous Jane Thompson, written on her voyage to America in 1818.
Philippa Vandome Tales From The Reading Room Heritage Open DaysPushing Upward and Forward: American Actresses on the RSC Stage
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Discover the lives and works of American actresses who performed on the RSC stage with Brooke Tobler.
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