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Category Archives: Stratford-upon-Avon
More about Shakespeare and the King James bible
You can’t have missed the fact that 2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible. Many of the events and articles celebrating this milestone have made the connection with Shakespeare as the KJ Bible was … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Authorized Version, David Edgar, First Folio, Folger Shakespeare Library, King James Bible, Manifold Greatness, Royal Shakespeare Company, Tyndale, Written on the Heart
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Celebrating Shakespeare as a symbol of Britishness
In a recent survey, William Shakespeare came out top when people were asked to choose which symbol of Britishness they were most proud of. The Demos thinktank’s report A Place for Pride found that 75% of people agreed that “I … Continue reading
Gunpowder, treason and plot: Guy Fawkes and the Shakespeare connection
As I write this Guy Fawkes is trending on Twitter and “Occupy Wall Street” protestors are wearing Guy Fawkes masks inspired by the film Vendetta. Perhaps Guy Fawkes Day is set to become a politically meaningful date in the calendar … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Ambrose Fullwood, Clopton House, Dugdale Society, Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes, Macbeth, Robert Bearman, Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon
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The mysteries of emblems, mottoes, and Shakespeare’s own chair
In my last post I looked at how Shakespeare acquired his family’s coat of arms. It is set down in two drafts made on 20 October 1596, described as follows: The arms are blazoned. “Gold, on a bend sable, a spear of … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Ann Donnelly, coat of arms, Courting chair, heraldry, Pericles, Shakespeare, Victor Chinnery, William Collins
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Walking for Shakespeare: Nine Day’s Wonder
Walking for fun’s not a concept that would have been understood in Shakespeare’s day, and the sponsored walk would have been an even more alien idea. Walking was a necessity, and when Shakespeare left Stratford for London as a young … Continue reading
Recording Shakespeare’s town: documents of the Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation
After experiencing Hollywood’s wildly inaccurate version of history in the film Anonymous I’ve returned with relief to a book which looks at the reality. Dr Robert Bearman has continued the task, begun in the 1920s, of transcribing and editing the … Continue reading
Why Shakespeare was Shakespeare, Mr Emmerich
Roland Emmerich, aiming to promote his film Anonymous, has now come up with a video giving 10 reasons why he believes that Shakespeare wasn’t Shakespeare. I’ve been trying to ignore the hype over this film, but I couldn’t resist answering … Continue reading
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Tagged Anonymous, authorship, Emmerich, manuscripts, Shakespeare
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What next for the Royal Shakespeare Company?
A few days away from mobile phones, TV and radio combined with the aftermath of a cold have played havoc with posts to my blog. Now back on track, I find that not only has Michael Boyd announced that he … Continue reading
Stratford-upon-Avon in autumn
Autumn is really on its way now, and although it’s a beautiful time of year there’s always a feeling of sadness because summer’s past and the cold harsh days of winter are on the way. Shakespeare’s most often-quoted passage about … Continue reading
Stratford-upon-Avon’s Mop Fair
For a few days every October the residents of Stratford-upon-Avon have the history of the town brought home to them. The centre of the town literally comes to a standstill, all the cars, buses and lorries that pound the streets … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, Autolycus, fair, Mop Fair, Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon, The Winter's Tale
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