For William Shakespeare's 450th birthday celebration, we're hosting a blog series to highlight the events that took place around the world for the Bard's 400th birthday back in 1964. In this post, read about the origins of The Shakespeare Centre.
Helen Cook Shakespeare's Birthday Shakespeare: 450 Years YoungExplore Shakespearian fashion with the younger generation
Katie Neville Shakespeare's Birthday United Kingdom Shakespeare's BirthplaceThis week in the Reading Room we were visited by a couple researching the Stratford War Memorial and its different locations in the town.
Victoria Joynes Tales from the Reading Room Stratford-upon-AvonNicola Tinsley has been sorting through the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust' s collection of archaeological finds, including Anglo Saxon objects.
Nicola Tinsley Stratford Before ShakespeareCheck in on Shakespeare's big birthday celebrations
Katie Neville Shakespeare's Birthday Shakespeare's BirthplaceNorma Hampson is a long-standing volunteer at the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive and has written this blog to share details from her current project: listing visitors from the early Birthplace visitor books. In this case, we have soldiers.
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the VaultOn the day William Shakespeare turned 450 years old, all the best people were inspired to come and join us here at the Birthplace.
Katie Neville Shakespeare's Birthday Shakespeare's BirthplaceCelebrating Shakespeare's birthday with traditional Tudor costumes
Katie Neville Shakespeare's Birthday Shakespeare's BirthplaceFive-year-old Joe visited Shakespeare's Birthplace on the Bard's 450th birthday with his family, after attending Shakespeare Week with his school.
Katie Neville United Kingdom Shakespeare's BirthplaceA list of 100 objects from Shakespeare’s world wouldn’t be complete without this very important item - a close-stool. Also referred to as a “night” stool, “necessary” stool, or “stool of ease”, these objects were actually toilets in disguise.
Elizabeth Sharrett Shakespeare in 100 Objects