Kate's Storytree
Shakespeare's family homes
Read the story that our visitors wrote last week along with Kate and her Storytree!
Kate's StorytreeCopyright of the artist
Blogs
All the latest Shakespeare news and behind the scenes action at SBT
The Merchant of Venice in Venice
SBT news
Twenty Shakespeare fans had an unforgettable experience last week as part of a special fundraising trip to Venice.
Merchant of VeniceRecording History with the Camera: Sir John Benjamin Stone
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Sir John Benjamin Stone was many things - mayor, activist, etc - but he was also a proficient photographer. In our archives we've found a collection of 80 photographs taken by Sir Stone, including moments of Stratford-upon-Avon in the 19th century.
Tom Garvey In the VaultMedicine, Melancholy and the Mystical
Tudor Times
Challenging the relationship between mental illness and the mystical in Shakespeare's England.
Holly KelseyShakespeare's Friends: Burbage, Combe and Sadler
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Richard Burbage, Thomas Combe and Hamnet Sadler were all mentioned in Shakespeare's will and were all friends of his.
Victoria Joynes Shakespeare's Circle Shakespeare's willGarden Photography Competition
Shakespeare's family homes
This summer, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is inviting visitors to share their photos of the gardens at Shakespeare’s family homes.
Competition‘My fellows’: John Heminges and Henry Condell
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Shakespeare left his friends money to buy mourning rings in his will. Find out about his London friends Heminges and Condell.
Paul Edmondson Shakespeare's Circle Shakespeare's willShakespeare’s “New Place” in his Old Home Town
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New Place was the second largest house in Stratford when William Shakespeare purchased it, we hold a record of the purchase.
Amy Hurst Shakespeare documents Shakespeare's will New PlaceShakespeare's Family - The Halls
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Susanna and John Hall, Shakespeare's daughter and son-in-law, were executors of Shakespeare's will and he left them the bulk of his estate. Explore their story.
Victoria Joynes Shakespeare's Circle Shakespeare's willAn Inventory of the Goods and Chattels
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16th-17th century wills were usually accompanied by inventories, lists of goods and chattels.
Madeleine Cox Shakespeare's will