Joanna Munholland takes a look at an embroidered Holy Bible (King James I Version) from 1629 that we hold in our Collections, and talks about the influence of the Bible on Shakespeare's works.
Joanna Munholland Hidden Treasures In the VaultDespite the common belief that Tudors were unhygienic, when in reality they were very attentive about their levels of cleanliness - just in ways that are different to our own times.
Joanna Munholland Hidden Treasures Tudor LifeFlossie Baldock has been working on making the Michael Bogdanov Collection here at the Trust more accessible for the public, and collaborated with Maddie Cox to put together a Michael Bogdanov display for the Winter School.
Flossie Baldock Behind the ScenesJessie takes a look at some of the portraits of Shakespeare from our Collections, and examines the desire we humans have to look upon his image, even if we can never be certain as to exactly how the great playwright might have looked.
Jessie Petheram Behind the ScenesAt the close of 2015, our Reading Room reflects on all that has occurred over the past year.
Victoria Joynes Tales from the Reading RoomShakespeare Documented will be the largest and most authoritative free online public collection of primary-source materials that document William Shakespeare's life and work.
Jennifer Reid ExhibitionNorma Hampson is a long-standing volunteer at the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive and has written this blog to share details from her current project: listing visitors from the early Birthplace visitor books, specifically that of Chandros Wren-Hosk
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the VaultTo celebrate Back to the Future Day, take a look at these pictures of Stratford-upon-Avon taken in 1985, 1955, and 1885!
Madeleine Cox Tales from the Reading Room Stratford-upon-AvonOn 9th November, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust will be launching an exciting new ten-part podcast series "Let’s Talk Shakespeare".
Jennifer Reid PodcastMary Hornby's descendants visit from Australia on the trail of items relating to their illustrious ancestor.
Madeleine Cox Tales from the Reading Room