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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...
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Flowers and history in Stratford’s Guild Chapel
Chelsea’s not the only festival of flowers that’s going on this week. Over the weekend Stratford-upon-Avon has its own flower festival. Every year the little jewel of a building, the Guild Chapel, is...
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Stratford’s Guild: the background to Shakespeare’s town
Any guide to the town of Stratford-upon-Avon will mention the buildings of the Guild of the Holy Cross and their association with William Shakespeare and his family. For it was here Shakespeare almost...
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Restoring the medieval decorations in Stratford’s Guild Chapel
Although I’ve written about a number of the Guild’s surviving buildings, a recent enquiry reminded me that I’ve not really written about the Guild Chapel itself. It has its Shakespeare connections:...
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Celebrating 2016 in Stratford-upon-Avon: preparations begin
Big School at KES 2016 will be the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, and preparations are well under way to celebrate in the town where he was born and died. Projects are afoot everywhere, and...
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Late summer in Stratford-upon-Avon
New Place sculpture The summer holidays are coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean that Shakespeare-related attractions are winding down. In fact Stratford-upon-Avon is a destination that thrives all...
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Shakespeare and St George in Stratford-upon-Avon
14th century Russian icon of St George and the Dragon 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...
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Bright angels: Shakespeare and medieval wall paintings
Fra Angelico’s 15th century Annunciation showing the Angel Gabriel appearing to Mary Angels have been part of the Christmas story ever since it was told in St Luke’s Gospel where the Angel Gabriel...
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