The common cough and cold spread quickly in the winters of Elizabethan and Jacobean England. Dr John Hall, married to William Shakespeare's eldest daughter Susanna, was the only physician in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Shakespeare and his World--MOOCThroughout the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, samplers were increasingly used by girls and young women to practise their embroidery technique
Stephanie Appleton A Midsummer Night's Dream Othello Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsElizabeth Sharrett discusses the Tudor baby walker in our collections
Elizabeth Sharrett Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsW. W. Quatremain was an artist who grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon and consequently painted several local scenes, including Palmer's Farm, Anne Hathaway's Cottage, and Harvard House.
Thanksgiving A Winter's TaleNovember’s Picture of the Month depicts a scene from the 2003 production of this “problematic comedy”, set in 1940’s Vienna and directed by Sean Holmes.
Helen Hargest Picture of the MonthVictoria Jackson explains the practical and symbolic use of trenchers in Shakespeare's day.
Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsIn this video from the Collections, Anna Griffiths discusses John Massey Wright's watercolour painting (from early 19th century) of the famous scene in "The Winter's Tale", wherein Antigonus is told to "exit, pursued by a bear".
A Winter's Tale Shakespeare's PlaysPeter Hewitt examines a beautiful sixteenth-century allegorical painting
Peter Hewitt Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsCauldrons were commonplace domestic items during Shakespeare’s lifetime, and were used by the women of the household for cooking meals for the family.
Stephanie Appleton Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsOctober’s Picture of the Month celebrates Halloween with a suitably ghoulish image from Michael Boyd’s 2004 production of Hamlet, featuring a truly scary ghost.
Helen Hargest Halloween Picture of the Month