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Remembering the Battle of Agincourt

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Sylvia Morris

The 600th anniversary of one of the most famous British military victories is being celebrated this month. The actual date is the 25th October 1415, the event the Battle of Agincourt when Henry V, with an outnumbered and outclassed army, … Continue reading →

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Fred J Kormis’s Everyman in Stratford-upon-Avon

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Sylvia Morris

Passing the jewellery shop at the top of Sheep Street in Stratford-upon-Avon, I’ve often wondered about the statue of a young man who looks across the road towards the Town Hall. I had always assumed it must have a Shakespeare … Continue reading →

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Children at war

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Sylvia Morris

Lyse Doucet’s recent BBC2 documentary, Children of Syria made gruelling viewing. She had spent six months following several displaced children in Syria. The children spoke with dignity and maturity beyond their years: all were aware that their childhoods have been … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare and Stratford-upon-Avon in World War 1

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Sylvia Morris

In Stratford, as in towns all over the UK, events are being held marking the beginning of the First World War. At Hall’s Croft, close to the peaceful garden containing the town’s War Memorial, a small exhibition has just opened … Continue reading →

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