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An educational website for students, teachers and other Shakespeare enthusiasts at www.bardweb.net
Dec 9, 1568: John
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issues a precept for the arrest of Richard Walker to appear in court in a lawsuit against him.
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Precept issued by John Shakespeare, justice of the peace, to arrest Richard Walker and bring him before the next sitting of the court of record to answer to a plea brought against him
Shakespeare Documented features all primary sources that document the life and career of William Shakespeare. It has images, descriptions, and transcriptions of 500 manuscripts and printed works.
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Revisiting Shakespeare: The Tragedy of “King Lear”
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Edwyn Choi reviews the technical complexities and perplexing plot lines of “King Lear.” Despite controversial critiques and adaptations of this popular play, there are still intense themes Choi finds worth exploring.
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Dec 8, 1542: Mary, Queen of Scots is born at Linlithgow Palace in West Lothian, Scotland.
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Old Time the clock-setter, that bald sexton Time. King John (3.2)
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3 days ago
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Under the shade of melancholy boughs, Lose and neglect the creeping hours of time. As You Like It (2.7)
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That I might sleep out this great gap of time. Antony and Cleopatra (1.5)
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Dec 7, 1595: A letter from Sir Edward Hoby invites Sir Robert Cecil to attend a private performance of Richard II at Hoby's house in Cannon Row the following Tuesday. It is the earliest mention of Richard II in performance.
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Sir Edward Hoby's Letter to Robert Cecil, including reference to Richard II
Shakespeare Documented features all primary sources that document the life and career of William Shakespeare. It has images, descriptions, and transcriptions of 500 manuscripts and printed works.
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3 days ago
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Dec 6, 1421: King Henry VI of England is born at Windsor Castle.
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4 days ago
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Dec 5, 1623: Sir Edward Dering makes the first known purchase of
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First Folio, buying two copies.
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BBC - Shakespeare On Tour - Proud owner of Shakespeare’s First Folio
And possibly the host of the first amateur performance of Shakespeare
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Iambic Pentameter for Teachers and Students
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If you are trying to learn more about
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plays, or are trying to teach others, why not watch this video and work along with the short exercises
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Dec 4, 1568: John
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, as bailiff, issues a precept requiring John Ball to appear at the next court to answer to a plea of debt brought against him by Richard Dixon.
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Precept issued by John Shakespeare, justice of the peace to arrest John Ball and bring him before the next sitting of the court of record to answer a plea of debt brought against him brought by Richard Dixon
Shakespeare Documented features all primary sources that document the life and career of William Shakespeare. It has images, descriptions, and transcriptions of 500 manuscripts and printed works.
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Dec 2, 1562: Margaret
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, second child of John and Mary Shakespeare, is baptized at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Parish register entry recording Margaret Shakespeare’s baptism
Shakespeare Documented features all primary sources that document the life and career of William Shakespeare. It has images, descriptions, and transcriptions of 500 manuscripts and printed works.
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8 days ago
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Much ado about who? The enduring appeal of Shakespeare
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William
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is having a Renaissance moment. What has caused this enduring fascination, and how do his plays resonate with modern audiences?
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Much ado about who? The enduring appeal of Shakespeare
William Shakespeare is having a Renaissance moment. What has caused this enduring fascination, and how do his plays resonate with modern audiences?
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9 days ago
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Dec 1, 1595: The Raigne of King Edward the Third is entered into the Stationer's Register. Since the 1990s, scholars have attributed portions of the play to
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Stationers’ Register entry for Edward III
Shakespeare Documented features all primary sources that document the life and career of William Shakespeare. It has images, descriptions, and transcriptions of 500 manuscripts and printed works.
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9 days ago
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Thou art a summer bird, Which ever in the haunch of winter sings The lifting up of day. Henry IV, Part 2 (4.4)
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10 days ago
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Fear no more the heat o’ th’ sun, Nor the furious winter’s rages. Cymbeline (4.2)
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10 days ago
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Here feel we not the penalty of Adam, The seasons’ difference, as the icy fang And churlish chiding of the winter’s wind. As You Like It (2.1)
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Nov 29, 1596: A Surrey writ on behalf of William Wayte requests "sureties of the peace" against William
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, Francis Langley, Dorothy Soer, and Anna Lee.
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The Langley Writ: Court of King's Bench writ of attachment against William Shakespeare, Michaelmas, 1596
Shakespeare Documented features all primary sources that document the life and career of William Shakespeare. It has images, descriptions, and transcriptions of 500 manuscripts and printed works.
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Nov 28, 1582: Two friends of the Hathaway family, Fulk Sandells and John Richardson, post a bond of £40 for the wedding of "William Shagspere and Anne Hathwey" in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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The Shakespeare marriage bond
Shakespeare Documented features all primary sources that document the life and career of William Shakespeare. It has images, descriptions, and transcriptions of 500 manuscripts and printed works.
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12 days ago
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The History of English Podcast - Episode 178: Much Ado About Hamlet
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In this episode, host Kevin Stroud looks at the years that produced Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, and Hamlet.
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Nov 27, 1582: The consistory court, Diocese of Worcester, issues a marriage license for William
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and Anne Hathaway.
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Entry in the Bishop's register concerning the marriage of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway
Shakespeare Documented features all primary sources that document the life and career of William Shakespeare. It has images, descriptions, and transcriptions of 500 manuscripts and printed works.
https://bit.ly/3aFA4G6
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Nov 26, 1607: King Lear is entered into the Stationer's Register in London.
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Stationers' Register entry for King Lear
Shakespeare Documented features all primary sources that document the life and career of William Shakespeare. It has images, descriptions, and transcriptions of 500 manuscripts and printed works.
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14 days ago
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Nov 25, 1566: Globe shareholder and actor John Heminges is baptized at St Peter's Church in Droitwich, Worcestorshire.
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'History has treated her badly': Hamnet and the 400-year-old mystery around Shakespeare's wife and son
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Oscar-tipped new film Hamnet imagines the home life of William and Agnes
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the "soul-crushing" loss of their child. It's a powerful story that fills in many blanks.
16 days ago
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Let us not hang like roping icicles Upon our houses' thatch. Henry V (3.5)
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17 days ago
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Descend to darkness and the burning lake! Henry IV, Part 2 (1.4)
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17 days ago
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Even to the frozen ridges of the Alps, Or any other ground inhabitable. Richard II (1.1)
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Rob Eastaway: Shakespeare's mathematical life and times
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In this episode of Maths on the Move, Rob Eastman tells some of the many instances of maths appearing in Shakespeare's work and talks about the mathematical climate that
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Picturing Shakespeare
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There are only two accepted representations of William
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that are considered “official” – but could a portrait that has been hanging over a family’s mantelpiece for the last 50 years be the third?
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Nov 17, 1558: Queen Mary I of England dies at the age of 42 in St. James's Palace, London.
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Learn, good soul, To think our former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this. Richard II (5.1)
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24 days ago
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Cannot a plain man live and think no harm, But thus his simple truth must be abused By silken, sly, insinuating Jacks? Richard III (1.3)
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24 days ago
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What, art thou mad? Art thou mad? Is not the truth the truth? 1 Henry IV (2.4)
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24 days ago
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Nov 16, 1633: The earliest recorded performance of Richard III occurs at the court of King Charles.
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Writers Theatre Transforms Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” Into A Foot-Tapping Musical
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Writers Theatre Transforms Shakespeare's “As You Like It” Into A Foot-Tapping Musical
The musical version of the Bard of Avon's pastoral comedy is fun, but Shakespeare is the crust of this pie, not the filling.
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25 days ago
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Nov 14, 1532: According to the chronicler Edward Hall, King Henry VIII secretly marries Anne Boleyn in Dover prior to their secret wedding the following January.
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‘I really enjoyed it’: new RSC curriculum brings Shakespeare’s works to life in UK classrooms
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Starting with Macbeth, online platform using rehearsal-based teaching methods aims to transform study of the Bard.
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9 Misconceptions About Shakespeare |
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"Hamnet" actress Jessie Buckley on how
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changed everything for her
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CBS News Sunday Morning interviewed Jessie Buckley about her role as Shakespeare's wife in "Hamnet."
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Nov 10, 1624: Henry Wriothesley, third Earl of Southampton, dies of fever in the Low Countries while commanding troops against the Spanish.
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30 days ago
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But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, All losses are restored and sorrows end. Sonnet 30
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And must we be divided? Must we part? Richard II (5.1)
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Nov 9, 1389: Isabella of Valois, Queen Consort to King Richard II of England, is born in Paris.
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It was my turquoise! I had it of Leah when I was a bachelor. I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys. Merchant of Venice (3.1)
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Nov 8, 1623: William Shakespeare's First Folio is entered into the Stationer's Register in London.
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Stationers' Register entry for the First Folio (16 of Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies)
Shakespeare Documented features all primary sources that document the life and career of William Shakespeare. It has images, descriptions, and transcriptions of 500 manuscripts and printed works.
https://bit.ly/38Ai8JY
about 1 month ago
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Shakespeare Festival leaders outline recovery plan, emphasize stability and local engagement
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During a recent Ashland library talk, Oregon
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Festival executives detailed financial progress, leadership goals and the path to a stronger future.
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Shakespeare Festival leaders outline recovery plan, emphasize stability and local engagement - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival's leadership on Monday took part in a public discussion about the festival's finances, attendance and future goals.
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about 1 month ago
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Nov 6, 1558: Playwright Thomas Kyd, author of The Spanish Tragedy, is baptized in the church of St Mary Woolnoth in London.
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Nov 6, 1429: King Henry VI of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey.
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Nov 5, 1605: Guy
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is arrested in the Gunpowder Plot, an attempt to blow up the House of of Lords and kill King James I.
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Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter - David T. Freeman and Gregory Taylor
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Why do
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words have such staying power? David T. Freeman and Gregory Taylor uncover the power of iambic pentameter.
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