Seventy-Four Years in the Workhouse
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Martin Kenny takes up the story of Lucy Freeman and investigates the harsh and unforgiving world of Victorian working practices.
Martin Kenny juliet filesCopyright of the artist
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Frankenstein in the SBT Collection
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On the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Kelsey Ridge delves into the SBT's collection to explore our Frankenstein related materials.
Kelsey Ridge juliet filesHearing Shakespeare's women
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Discover Shakespeare in sign language.
Grace Lester juliet files Deaf AwarenessRebecca Dering: clinging to the past in a time of great change
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Meet Rebecca Dering, a controversial woman with a colourful life.
Laura Noble juliet filesFrom Kaufman to Topsell’s Four-footed Beasts and Serpents
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This Museum Shop Sunday, discover more about the delights of our collections and the product ranges they inspired
Adam Sherratt Products and GiftsTate’s Lear
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Alexander Thom takes a look at Nahum Tate’s 1681 adaptation of King Lear.
Alexander Thom King LearThe Gunpowder Plot – Who were the women?
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Discover the women behind the Gunpowder Plot.
Sofia Wood Gunpowder Plot juliet filesThe Gardens of Shakespeare's New Place: October
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7,000 spring bulbs are delivered, the weather continues to baffle and time flirts back an hour. Halloween ghouls whisk dahlias to a chilly oblivion and our new apprentice drives himself around the bend.
Jane Shaw New Place GardensWitchcraft 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 filesIntroducing #TudorTuesday
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Starting in November, we'll be posting weekly Tudor trivia and sharing out favourite posts from visitors as part of #TudorTuesday.
Holly Young and Maren Johnson Tudor Life