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Archaeology and Shakespeare: London, Leicester and Stratford

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

  Anyone going in search of Shakespeare’s London thirty years ago would have found little to satisfy them. The City and its surroundings has been occupied for hundreds, even thousands of years, and successive generations have built and rebuilt it. … Continue reading →

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Picturing Shakespeare: the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

In November 1786 the printer Josiah Boydell held a dinner at his London home to which he invited several leading artists including George Romney and Benjamin West. The discussion turned to the idea of creating a lavishly illustrated edition of Shakespeare’s … Continue reading →

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Charles Dickens, Shakespeare and Stratford-upon-Avon

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

Celebrations for the 7 February bicentenary of Charles Dickens’ birth are taking place all round the world. His exuberant language, eccentric characters, and gripping, often mysterious story lines, combined with his wacky sense of humour and desire for social justice, … Continue reading →

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