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Tag Archives: Holy Trinity Church
Sir Antony Sher:”thou’lt come no more”
This morning, 10 December 2021 was bright and sunny in Stratford-upon-Avon. We headed for the river for a walk while the sunshine was strong at this, the darkest time of year. Approaching Holy Trinity Church, where Shakespeare is buried, we … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Gregory Doran, Holy Trinity Church, Last Word, Royal Shakespeare Company, Sir Antony Sher
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Farewell to Jim Morris
This morning, 21 August 2021, my brother-in-law, James (Jim) Morris died in hospital in Australia, where he had lived for over sixty years. Although he had left Stratford as a teenager and his subsequent life was full of adventure he … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Australia, Holy Trinity Church, James Morris, Jim Morris, Peggy Ashcroft, The Merchant of Venice
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Happy Birthday William Shakespeare 23 April 2021
“I would I had some flowers of the spring” Today, 23 April, is William Shakespeare’s Birthday. I’ve already been down to Holy Trinity Church where he was baptised and buried to leave a little posy of spring flowers from my … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged As You Like it, Holy Trinity Church, Lena Orlin, Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, The Winter's Tale
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Celebrating Shakespeare’s Birthday, 2020
So how are you going to be celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday in 2020? With everybody in lockdown and all actual events cancelled, it’s tempting to forget the whole thing. But here in Stratford-upon-Avon people are determined to mark the day virtually. … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged #SaluteToStratford, #ShareYourShakespeare, Adrian Lester, coronavirus, Everything to Everybody, Ewan Fernie, Folger Shakespeare Library, Holy Trinity Church, rosemary, Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Shakespeare's Birthday Celebrations, Sir Stanley Wells, University of Birmingham, What was Shakespeare Really Like?
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Births, baptisms and burials
I wrote in 2014 about the documentary records of Shakespeare’s baptism at Holy Trinity Church on 26 April 1564. There’s a lot of confusion about the actual date of Shakespeare’s birth, but at the time it was the date of … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged baptism, Birthplace, burial, family, Holy Trinity Church, Shakespeare's Birthday Celebrations
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Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations 2017 in Stratford-upon-Avon
In 2017 I am more aware than ever how lucky I am to live in Stratford-upon-Avon, able to take a full part in the whole weekend of the Birthday Celebrations, not just the day itself. So many events take place it … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Crowne Plaza Hotel, Holy Trinity Church, Juliet Short, King Edward VI School, Professor Michael Dobson, Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Shakespeare Club of Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's Celebrations, Sir Antony Sher
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Shakespeare at Holy Trinity Church 2016
Now we’re into April and events relating to the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death are beginning in earnest. Holy Trinity Church is always a focus during the Birthday Celebrations, since Shakespeare’s grave is the final destination for everyone who joins … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Antic Disposition, bell-ringing, David Garrick, Ex-Cathedra, Food of Love, Henry V, Holy Trinity Church, Jonothan Waller, music, Ode, Sam West, Seven Ages of Man, Shakespeare's Birthday Celebrations
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The tale of “Shakespeare’s skull”
In writing posts for this blog I’ve looked at lots of the myths surrounding Shakespeare’s life. They cover almost every aspect of his life: who he married, and where, what he looked like, whether he was gay or straight, whether … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Beoley, C L Langstone, Charles Mynors, gothic, grave, Holy Trinity Church, Horace Walpole, myth, skull, The Castle of Otranto, The Moonstone, Wilkie Collins
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Stratford and “the sere, the yellow leaf”
It’s that time of year when everything feels as if it’s shutting down. Days get shorter, nights colder, and once they’ve had their brief blaze of colour, leaves are gone from the bare branches. The sense of things coming to … Continue reading
“The best bit of Shakespeareana ever penned” Washington Irving and Stratford
3rd April 1783 was the birthday of the great American writer Washington Irving, one of the first tourists to Stratford-upon-Avon to describe his visit in detail. While living in England he made several visits to the town to see the sites … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Avon, Charlecote, Holy Trinity Church, Richard Savage, Sexton, Shakespeare Club, Shakespeare's Birthplace, W S Brassington, Washington Irving
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