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Tag Archives: Holy Trinity Church
Floral offerings for Shakespeare’s Birthday
Shakespeare’s Birthday has been celebrated in Stratford-upon-Avon for very nearly two centuries. Over this period there have been many changes, but the floral procession from the centre of the town to Holy Trinity Church remains their central feature. It is … Continue reading
Robert Bell Wheler, “the historian of Stratford”
2014 is being celebrated as the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, but in Stratford there is also another significant anniversary this year. It is just 200 years since Robert Bell Wheler published his Guide to Stratford-upon-Avon. Aged 21, Wheler had … Continue reading
Posted in Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged biography, Captain James Saunders, gravestone, Guide to Stratford, Holy Trinity Church, Robert Bell Wheler, stained glass window
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Holy Trinity’s American tributes to Shakespeare in glass
The affection that Stratford is held in by Americans has been demonstrated in a number of buildings and monuments: the American Fountain in Rother Street, opened in 1887, for example. Less well-known is the American Window in the south transept … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged America, glass, Holy Trinity Church, Seven Ages of Man, stained glass
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Shakespeare’s baptism at 450
Saturday 26 April 2014 is the 450th Anniversary of the baptism of William Shakespeare in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon. Doubts may be cast over his exact birthday, but there is no debate about the exact date on which he was … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged baptism, Holy Trinity Church, parish register, Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations
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The Shakespeare graves in Holy Trinity Church
Dr Robert Bearman by the grave of Shakespeare The fourth in the Friends of Shakespeare’s Church lecture series A Taste of History took the subject of The Shakespeare Family Gravestones and What They Tell Us. It is the only one … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged grave, Holy Trinity Church, monument, Robert Bearman
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Stay passenger, why goest thou by so fast? A taste of history at Holy Trinity Church
Stay passenger, why goest thou by so fast? This line begins the English verse beneath the figure of Shakespeare on his monument. It was designed to draw attention to the grave of Shakespeare “with whome, quick nature dide”. Ironically, for … Continue reading
Midsummer Night’s Dreaming: online experiment and real-time event
This weekend Stratford-upon-Avon has been the venue for a “daring new collaboration” between the RSC and Google’s Creative Lab to stage a real-time performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream while simultaneously creating a digital presence in which anybody could join. The … Continue reading
The first of May in Stratford-upon-Avon
As today is both the first of May and a quite beautiful spring day I thought I’d share with you some photos I took on early this morning to Shakespeare’s church and the River Avon with views towards the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Shakespeare … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Holy Trinity Church, May, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, spring
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Latest news about Shakespeare’s portraits
Shakespeare’s face is universally recognised, and there must be thousands of different portraits in existence. Yet very few of them could be said to be authentic in any way. For centuries people have wanted to own their own image of … Continue reading
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Tagged Antiques Roadshow, Chandos, Droeshout, Holy Trinity Church, Leicester Square, portrait
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Linking Shakespeare’s Theatre and his Church: Bensonian actor Frank Rodney
When I wrote my piece about the Benson memorial windows in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, I received a comment about the memorial to Bensonian actor Frank Rodney that stands in Holy Trinity Church. Stratford’s Church probably contains more memorials to … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare on Stage, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Benson Windows, Ellen Terry, Frank Rodney, Henry VIII, Holy Trinity Church
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