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William Shakespeare
Explore Shakespeare Shakespedia
Learn about the man behind the works with Shakespedia, from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Judith Quiney
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Listen to an imagined account from the life of Shakespeare's daughter
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Michael Drayton and Hall's Croft
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Learn about the English writer Michael Drayton and his connection with John Hall, Shakespeare's son-in-law.
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The Festival of Britain and Hall's Croft
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The reconstruction of Hall's Croft, former home of Shakespeare's daughter, was completed in just 9 months in order to be ready for the Festival of Britain in 1951.
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Looking Back 100 Years: Shakespeare’s Birthday and Stratford-upon-Avon in 1922
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Reader Services Assistant Suzanne Lithgo explores what Shakespeare's Birthday celebrations would have looked like in 1922.
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Children go on a mission with Shakespeare!
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New digital challenges introduced for Shakespeare Week 2017
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A Visit from the Stars!
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Find out about a special visit from a special author
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Ferdinand and Miranda
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Rethink the relationship behind Ferdinand and Miranda in William Shakespeare's 'Tempest'.
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Paul Edmondson
About Us News & Media Spokespeople
Spokespeople: Paul Edmondson - Head of Research and Knowledge
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Imagining Anne Hathaway
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Avril Rowlands imagines Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare's wife, as a talented female writer that comes up with the cunning plan to get her plays performed under her husband's name when he suffers rejection as a playwright.
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Key Stage 1
Education Schools
Bring Shakespeare to life for your Key Stage 1 students with hands on workshops at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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Shakespeare in Armenian, part III
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On the occasion of Vartavar Day in Armenia, we explore the Armenian translations of Shakespeare held in our library.
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Elizabeth Barnard (Part One)
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Phil Spinks sheds light on the early life of Elizabeth Barnard, Shakespeare's granddaughter and his last direct descendant.
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William Hogarth: Satirising 'All is True'
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Gemma Sykes takes a look at how artist William Hogarth used the 1727 production of William Shakespeare and John Fletcher's play 'All is True', or 'Henry VIII', to comment on eighteenth century British politics.
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Famous Beyond Words Exhibition
Visit Shakespeare's Family Homes Shakespeare's Birthplace
Meet the boy from Stratford-upon-Avon who became a household name all over the world in our exhibition at Shakespeare’s Birthplace
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Will Kemp
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Listen to an imagined account from actor, founder, and shareholder of Shakespeare's theatre company The Lord Chamberlain's Men
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Happy 50th Birthday, Shakespeare Centre!
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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.
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"Stratford-super-Avon": Sir William Dugdale’s "Antiquities of Warwickshire"
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Sir William Dugdale's "The Antiquities of Warwickshire" is one of the greatest county histories ever written, describing Warwickshire in terms of its history, topography, and genealogy. It contains an early reference to Stratford upon Avon as the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
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Competition: The Landscape of my Youth
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An art and poetry competition for 16-25 year olds from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, inspired by two great poets from very different lands.
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Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy: 400 years later
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Rosalyn Sklar looks at Robert Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy on the 400th anniversary of its first publication.
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Henry Condell
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Listen to an imagined account from a principal actor in the King's Men and compiler and editor of Shakespeare's First Folio