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Coriolanus
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A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, Coriolanus. Find out more about the Roman general and his devotion to his mother that results in a tragedy
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Shakespeare's Villains - Tamora
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Anna Griffiths is in the stacks at the Shakespeare Centre looking at early representations of Tamora, a villain from Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus.
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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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Macbeth
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A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, Macbeth. Find out more about his desire to be King and the lengths that he and his wife will both go
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'Mislike me not for my complexion...'
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Ira Aldridge broke new ground by managing a theatre in 1828, taking on "white" Shakespearian roles and rewriting Titus Andronicus so he could play Aaron as a hero.
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Shakespeare’s Stratford and the 1553 Royal Charter
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In this Monarchy in the Archives post I'm looking at a very significant record in the history of Stratford-upon-Avon: a Royal Charter of 1553.
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Royal Records: Queen Victoria visits Stoneleigh
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The Stoneleigh manuscript collection can tell us much about how the upper classes, and even sometimes how royalty, lived and built relationships with one another in the 19th century.
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Richard III and the Perils of Foam!
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The 'Shakespeare by Design' project team aids in preserving important costumes for the RSC. There are many dangers that face costumes as time passes and the elements take their toll.
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A Victorian replica of Shakespeare’s Birthplace
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Read about the replica Birthplace built as a visitor attraction in 1847 by Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens
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Advocating Research at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Ella Hawkins has been working with our collections as Research Advocate for six months
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A play inspired by the sale of Shakespeare’s Birthplace
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This House to Be Sold was a 'musical extravaganza' inspired by the imminent sale of Shakespeare’s Birthplace
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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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For the Love of Shakespeare – A Teenager’s Story
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Tara Stankovic, a Serbian teenager with a love of Shakespeare, designed a housewarming card for Shakespeare's New Place and won a visit to the Trust.
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Boydell's Monument to Shakespeare
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The monument in New Place Garden used to be part of the frontage of the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall, London
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The Custodians of Shakespeare's Birthplace
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Shakespeare's Birthplace has always been looked after by custodians, guiding visitors round the house and taking care of the building.
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Ireland and Shakespeare, Saint Patrick's Day
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A blog about Irish items held in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust library and archive, posted on the occasion of St. Patrick's Day.
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Heritage Open Days and Beyond
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In line with our 2015 Heritage Open Days theme 'Do Something Different!', we held our largest pop-up exhibition to date for visitors from all over.
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Shakespeare's Mother- The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
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Discover the life of Mary Arden
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New Jewellery at New Place
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Our new pocket dial jewellery is now on sale at Shakespeare's New Place
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A Treatise of Witchcraft (1616) – Alexander Roberts
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Learn about the trial of Mary Smith, accused of Witchcraft in superstitious 17th Century England.