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All the latest Shakespeare news and behind the scenes action at SBT
New Life on the Farm
Shakespeare's family homes
Meet some of the gorgeous new arrivals who have joined us at Mary Arden's Farm this year
Ashley Malia Mary Arden's FarmGardens in Shakespeare
Shakespeare & his works
Shakespeare used gardens and plants a great deal in his plays. Find out more about his likely sources, and learn about some of the plants that he mentions.
Victoria Joynes New Place Shakespeare's plays GardensPestilence and playwright
Tudor Times
Exploring some of the references to plague in Shakespeare’s works
Holly Kelsey PlagueFlowers and Love
Collections
Flowers and love seem to be interconnected throughout history, and Shakespeare makes ample use of this as he creates several floral references throughout his poems and plays.
Madeleine Cox Tales from the Reading Room Gardens Heritage Open Days CountdownOutlandish Plants from Foreign Parts (II)
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For Day Six of the Heritage Open Day Countdown, we're taking a deeper look into the 'outlandish' plants that Parkinson names in his "Paradisi in Sole Paradisus".
Madeleine Cox Tales from the Reading Room Heritage Open Days CountdownWhy Blue Flowers Should Be Avoided
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Billie Thomas, one of our Casual Reading Room Services Assistants, is here to talk about the dangers of blue flowers, according to those superstitious Tudors, for Day Two of our Heritage Open Day Countdown!
Billie Thomas Tales from the Reading Room Gardens Heritage Open Days CountdownA Week in the Life of a Collections Volunteer
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A passionate volunteer shares her experiences on spending a week with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Behind the Scenes VolunteeringSovereign and the sick city in 1603
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Learn about Shakespeare’s England in 1603, when a deadly outbreak of plague coincided with the arrival of a new monarch.
Holly Kelsey PlagueTyvek models
Shakespeare's family homes
Past Pleasures Ltd are experts in both historical interpretation and period costume. Their incredibly skilled pattern-drafters and -cutters have created everything from Norman peasant outfits to 1970s disco-wear and everything in between.
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