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The Dugdale Society’s centenary

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Sylvia Morris

One hundred years ago this week, on 22 January 1920 to be exact, the Dugdale Society was formed with the aim of promoting the history of Warwickshire. Over the past century the Society has grown to be a significant force. … Continue reading →

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Symbols of honour: heraldry at the Folger Shakespeare Library

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Sylvia Morris

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, has just opened a new exhibition on the subject of heraldry, entitled Symbols of Honour: Heraldry and Family History in Shakespeare’s England. We think of coats of arms as belonging only to the … Continue reading →

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The facts about Shakespeare’s coat of arms

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

At some time in the late 1560s or early 1570s William’s father John Shakespeare enquired about acquiring a coat of arms for his family. John had ambition: as a young man he left the little village of Snitterfield for the … Continue reading →

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