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Category Archives: Shakespeare’s World
Influences on Shakespeare
The source books from which Shakespeare took the main stories of his plays are well-known, sometimes so important that he quoted almost word for word, as in Enobarbus’s description of Cleopatra from Plutarch’s Lives. Other sources seem to have been … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World, Sources
Tagged Christopher Marlowe, Dido Queen of Carthage, Hamlet, Metamorphoses, Michael Wood, Ovid, Plutarch, Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare Club of Stratford-upon-Avon, The Aeneid, Trojan War
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Fulke Greville, a great Elizabethan
On 30 September 1628, Fulke Greville died, just days before his 74th birthday. He had lived a remarkable life, that ended dramatically after being stabbed by a servant who supposedly felt cheated after being left out of his master’s will. … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Collegiate Church of St Mary Warwick, Fulke Greville, Philip Sidney, Sarah Knight, Sonnets, Warwick
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Thomas Nashe and the end of Summer
Now the autumn equinox has passed summer is really over and it’s fitting that the boy players of Shakespeare’s School, Edward’s Boys, are performing Thomas Nashe’s play Summer’s Last Will and Testament at the end of September 2017. The play … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Edwards' Boys, King Edward VI School, Summer's Last Will and Testament, The Thomas Nashe Project, Thomas Nashe
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Shakespeare’s Warwick
I recently went on a tour of one of Warwick’s most ancient buildings, the Collegiate Church of St Mary. As we were taken round, our guide pointed out memorials that made me wonder about the impact this town and its … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Beauchamp Chapel, Collegiate Church of St Mary Warwick, Earl of Warwick, Edward III, Lord Leycester Hospital, monument, Robert Dudley, The Comedy of Errors, The Wars of the Roses, tomb, Warwick Castle
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Shakespeare and Greenwich
There is something special about the place where important events took place, no matter how long ago. Even where there are no remaining signs on the ground people still visit: perhaps the draw is that these sites make us use … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged archaeology, Duke Humphrey, Elizabeth i, excavation, Greenwich Palace, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VIII
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Edward’s Boys in summer 2017
I’ve written lots of posts mentioning Edward’s Boys, the brilliant troupe of boys from King Edward VI School in Stratford-upon-Avon who, under the leadership of Deputy Head Perry Mills perform plays that come mostly from the repertoire of the Boys … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Before Shakespeare, Edwards' Boys, John Marston, King Edward VI School, Shakespeare's Globe, Summer's Last Will and Testament, The Marston Project, The Thomas Nashe Project, Thomas Nashe
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Before Shakespeare at the Shakespeare Institute
A summer of great events for those interested in Shakespeare and his theatrical background is just getting under way. From 12-30 June 2017 the fifth play-reading marathon will be held at the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon. Up to now, these … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Andy Kesson, Before Shakespeare, Joe Stevenson, Martin Wiggins, Read not Dead, Shakespeare Institute, Shakespeare's Globe
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Shakespeare and St George in Stratford-upon-Avon
23rd April is celebrated as the special day of St George, the patron saint of England. He’s one of the most popular of saints, venerated in Romania, parts of Greece, Catalonia and Egypt, among many other places. Perhaps because of … Continue reading
Shakespeare’s Schooldays brought to life
On Tuesday 4 April I addressed the pupils of King Edward VI School in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s School, at their morning assembly, part of our efforts to publicise the town’s two hundred-year old Shakespeare Club. The school has been in existence … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Charles Frederick Green, John Marston, Jose A Perez Diez, King Edward VI School, Latin, school, Shakespeare Club of Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's Schoolroom, William Lily
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Shakespeare commonplace book on Antiques Roadshow
The BBC Antiques Roadshow has often featured items with a Shakespeare connection, but on Sunday 2 April 2017 we saw “one of the most remarkable items to ever feature on the Antiques Roadshow”. Its appearance had been widely anticipated and … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World
Tagged Antiques Roadshow, Caversham Court, commonplace book, John Loveday, Matthew Haley
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