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William Shakespeare
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Learn about the man behind the works with Shakespedia, from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Sculpture within a Sculpture
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Greg Wyatt's 'The Winter's Tale' sculpture is a fascinating play on the concept of sculpture and artwork, drawing upon the works of Ovid and others, in addition to Shakespeare's play.
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Richard Field
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Listen to an imagined account from the life of Shakespeare's Stratford contemporary and printer of his first two works, Richard Field.
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Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis
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Take a look at a rare piece in our early printed books collection: a single page from Shakespeare's first published work, "Venus and Adonis".
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Hornbook
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How would the young William Shakespeare, attending Stratford-upon-Avon’s grammar school, have learned to read and write? This blog describes the use of the hornbook.
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Credits for Famous Beyond Words
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Famous Beyond Words Exhibition Credits
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A Week in the Life of a Collections Volunteer
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A passionate volunteer shares her experiences on spending a week with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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Shakespeare in isiXhosa
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Buhle Ngaba describes her struggle to identify with Shakespeare and her growing determination to give her students access to his work in their own language.
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Shakespeare's Signet Ring
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Read about one of the most prized possessions in the collection of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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“There was a star danced, and under that was I born” – illustrations of Much Ado About Nothing’s Beatrice
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Enjoy illustrations of one of Shakespeare's greatest heroines from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Library.
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Bedsteads
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A fresh take on the Hathaway bedsteads by Elizabeth Sharrett, studying for a PhD in English Literature at the Shakespeare Institute.
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Shakespeare's Villains - Edmund
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For this final post for this series, our Access and Interpretation Coordinator, Anna Griffiths, looks at Edmund, the bastard son of Gloucester in William Shakespeare's King Lear.
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About Mary Arden's Farm
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Learn more about the childhood home of Mary Arden, William Shakespeare's mother
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Shakespeare’s will returns home
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Shakespeare's will returns to Stratford for the first time in 400 years. Find out more in this blog.
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After Agincourt – the Final Wishes of a 15th century Knight
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Learn the story of Alan Lestraunge, a local Warwickshire lord who served in the 'Hundred Years War' (the same war in which William Shakespeare's "Henry V" takes place).
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The 'Lost Years'
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What was Shakespeare doing between 1585 and 1592?
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About Hall’s Croft
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Learn more about the home of Shakespeare's daughter.
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Shakespeare's Singing Advent Calendar - December 1st
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Join in with festivities at Shakespeare Birthplace Trust with our new Shakespeare’s Singing Advent Calendar!
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Shakespeare in Spanish
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Katey Workman, Learning intern, explores the reception of Shakespeare in Spain.
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From Henley Street to Henley-in-Arden
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From Henley Street to Henley-in-Arden: Manorial Court Records at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Shakespeare’s “New Place” in his Old Home Town
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William Shakespeare owned a great deal of property in Stratford and London, find out more about his purchase of New Place.