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Archive for the tag 'Shakespeare'
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 20th 2024
Filed under Faith Foundations, Out & About
Southwark Cathedral
Information from Southwark Cathedral website:
The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie stands at the oldest crossing-point of the River Thames at what was for many centuries the only entrance to the City of London situated across the river. A verbal tradition passed on to the Elizabethan historian John Stow suggests [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 3rd 2024
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Shakespeare by Bill Bryson
Synopsis (from the book cover):
Bestselling writer Bill Bryson’s brilliantly readable biography of our greatest dramatist and poet William Shakespeare is updated to mark the 400th anniversary of his death.
Examining centuries of myths, half-truths and downright lies, Bill Bryson tries to make sense of the man behind the masterpieces. In a journey through the streets of [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 31st 2024
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
An Evening with the Bard
I was wearing ‘Secret Bunnies’, the Bard behind me is made out of lego pieces.
However…
Getting back to the point I enjoyed my evening with the Bard at the RSC watching a delightful performance of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
18 Comments CherryPie on Feb 16th 2024
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Stratford-upon-Avon 2022
Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
From Wiki:
William Shakespeare, poet and playwright, was baptised in Holy Trinity on 26 April 1564 and was buried there on 25 April 1616.[17] The church still possesses the original Elizabethan register giving details of his baptism and burial, though it is kept by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust for safekeeping. He is buried in the beautiful 15th-century [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 17th 2023
We navigated our way around the breakfast menu which somehow didn’t quite work, for example there was no bread to accompany the meat and cheese that are part of the continental breakfast.
After breakfast, our first destination was Shakespeare’s birthplace where the room guides’ explanations and stories added to the experience. We then visited the nearby [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Dec 11th 2022
