Documents at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, The

Synopsis: A collection of films made by the University of Warwick in conjunction with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust about the life and times of William Shakespeare. In this film Mairi Macdonald, Former Head of Local Collections at The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, gives the University of Warwick’s Professor Carol Rutter access to the documents they hold relating to the life of William Shakespeare. They include the title deeds to his final house New Place, a letter written to the playwright and evidence of how he managed to acquire land and expand his fortune in Stratford upon Avon .
Series: Searching for Shakespeare
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Multimedia; Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Notes: Available as a podcast http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/podcasts/media/more/sbtshakespearecollection (accessed 1/2011).
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: biographies; history of the 16th century; Shakespeare, William; Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Name: Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Email: info@shakespeare.org.uk
Web: https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone: 01789 204016
Address: The Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6QW

Name: University of Warwick
Email: lawcc@warwick.ac.uk
Web: http://ltc.law.warwick.ac.uk/lcchome.html External site opens in new window
Phone: 024 7652 4616
Fax: 024 7652 4105
Address: Law Courseware Consortium
Coventry
CV4 7AL

Name: University of Warwick Podcasts
Web: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/podcasts/media/ External site opens in new window

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