Quirky facts from our museum collection
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Collections Care Assistant Amy Davies delves into the museum collection to discover some of the more unusual items that the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust cares for.
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Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers: The Poppy
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Librarian Mareike Doleschal explores the history of the poppy in Tudor and Victorian England.
Mareike Doleschal Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers prospero filesShakespeare's Favourite Flowers: The Carnation
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Discover the history of one of the most durable and delightful flowers, the carnation.
Mareike Doleschal Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers prospero filesThe Legacy of Mary Baker - First Tour Guide of Anne Hathaway’s Cottage
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Amy Davies takes a look back at how the contribution of one extraordinary woman transformed Anne Hathaway’s Cottage into the popular attraction it is today.
Amy Davies juliet filesShakespeare's Favourite Flowers: The Rose
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Have you ever wondered what Shakespeare's favourite flower might be? Explore illustrations of roses and discover the flower's meaning in Shakespeare's works.
Mareike Doleschal Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers prospero filesShakespeare's Favourite Flowers: The Violet
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Mareike Doleschal explores the meaning of violets in Shakespeare's plays and the flower's enormous popularity during the Victorian age.
Mareike Doleschal Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers prospero filesConserving Shakespeare’s legacy
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The 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 CollectionsEnglish Tourism: John Byng's Excellent Account of a Visit to Stratford-upon-Avon
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As 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 CollectionsTo Russia, with love
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This tribute blog investigates the links between the Trust's collection, Shakespeare and Russia.
Mareike Doleschal Translating ShakespeareStratford’s Apothecary in the Time of Shakespeare: Philip Rogers’ Medical Practice
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This 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.
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