Blogs

Giving the Shakespeare women a history

Exploring the lives of Anne Shakespeare and her daughters

Shakespeare's Favourite Plants: The Hawthorn

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Librarian Mareike Doleschal investigates how Shakespeare and Victorian artists represented an iconic plant, the hawthorn, in their works.

Modern theatre vs Tudor theatre

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Amy Davies explores how theatre in Shakespeare’s day differs from how we recognise it today.

Shakespeare’s Favourite Flowers: The Thistle

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Librarian Mareike Doleschal explores the contrasting associations of nature's most prickly flower, the thistle.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Part 2

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Georghia Ellinas, Head of Learning at Shakespeare’s Globe, writes about her new retelling of the play and the importance of making Shakespeare accessible to young children.

Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers: The Primrose

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Librarian Mareike Doleschal explores the history and meaning of the primrose in Tudor and Victorian England.

Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers: The Marigold

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Librarian Mareike Doleschal discusses the history of a beneficial and beautiful flower, the marigold.

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.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The first of two blogs celebrating a beautiful new picture book version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Jane Ray and Georghia Ellinas.

Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers: The Poppy

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Librarian Mareike Doleschal explores the history of the poppy in Tudor and Victorian England.