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Category Archives: Shakespeare’s World
Hilary Mantel
On Thursday 22 September 2022 the great British writer Hilary Mantel died unexpectedly. The many tributes have spoken about her gifts as a writer, about her intelligence, her humour, and about the new books that she still planned to write. There … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Book of Hours, calligraphy, Hilary Mantel, Royal Shakespeare Company
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A statue for Aphra Behn in Canterbury
The city of Canterbury has many literary connections. It’s the end-point for Chaucer’s pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales, the setting for the murder of Thomas a Becket as dramatized by TS Eliot in Murder in the Cathedral, and the birthplace … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World
Tagged Alexandra Gibreath, Aphra Behn, Canterbury, Canterbury Commemoration Society, Christopher Marlowe, Geoffrey Chaucer, statue, women
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The Princes in the Tower: new evidence
Shakespeare’s play Richard III has always been one of his most popular dramas. And no wonder: it features a compelling protagonists in a great story. Many people accept Shakespeare’s version of the history of the end of the Plantagenet and … Continue reading
Posted in Plays and Poems, Shakespeare's World, Sources
Tagged David Crowther, disability, Dominic Mancini, Leicester Cathedral, Lucy Worsley, Princes in the Tower, Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Company, Thomas More, Tim Thornton, Tori King
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Music and dancing for Queen Elizabeth
We’re just reaching the end of the merry month of May, and about to embark on a weekend of celebrations for the Platinum Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne. Events, many of them outdoors, will be taking … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Shakespeare's World
Tagged As You Like it, dance, Darren Royston, jig, Lucie Skeaping, music, Orchesographie, Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth 1, Queen Elizabeth II, The Early Music show, The Winter's Tale, Twelfth Night
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Shakespeare, bonfires and climate change
Guy Fawkes Night, or Bonfire Night, celebrated in the UK on 5 November, marks the anniversary of an attempt to blow up Parliament in 1605 while Shakespeare was living and working in London. Macbeth was his strongest response to the … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Bonfire Night, climate change, COP26, fire, Folger Shakespeare Library, Guy Fawkes, John Evelyn, pollution, Sarah Hovde
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Judi Dench’s Shakespeare connection: Who Do You Think You Are?
For years now Who Do You Think You Are has been great TV, but the episode featuring Dame Judi Dench on 19 October 2021 was outstanding. The programme uncovers aspects of the family history of celebrities and has covered everything … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World, Sources
Tagged archives, Dame Judi Dench, Denmark, Hamlet, Tycho Brahe, Who Do You Think You Are?, William Kemp
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Shakespeare and Black History Month 2020
October is Black History Month, and this year, 2020, the Black Lives Matter movement has raised awareness of issues relating to race in both the UK and USA. Although it was founded in 2013 Black Lives Matter protests began in … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Black History Month, Black Lives Matter, David Olusoga, Ira Aldridge, Jami Rogers, Joseph Marcell, Rudolph Walker, Vanessa Corredera
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#SaluteToStratford: Shakespeare and Welcombe
As their contribution to Shakespeare’s Birthday this year, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has created #SaluteToStratford, where people can share what makes Stratford special to them. Most people have just put up a photo and note about a favourite place, but … Continue reading
Easter at Anne Hathaway’s in lockdown
Describing Easter, Nicholas Breton in Fastasticks wrote “There is mirth and job where there is health and liberty…I conclude it is a day of much delightfulness: the sun’s dancing day and the Earth’s holiday”. It’s also a time of hope … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Anne Hathaway's Cottage, coronavirus, Easter, Good Friday, lockdown, Nicholas Breton, Shottery, spring, Venus and Adonis
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Wordsworth, Shakespeare and nature in time of crisis
7 April 2020 is the 250th anniversary of the birth of William Wordsworth. Since most of the world entered into lockdown, short walks have become our only distraction, and we have been taking more notice of the natural world. David … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World
Tagged April, birds, blossom, butterfly, David Attenborough, flowers, nature, poetry, Sonnet 98, spring, Tintern Abbey, William Wordsworth
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