Tag Archives: William Shakespeare

The Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra coincidence

Dr Mark Hutchings writes: The events held in the UK and across the globe to commemorate the four hundredth anniversary of Shakespeare’s death are being mirrored in Spain and the Hispanic world: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, author of Don Quixote, … Continue reading

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Celebrating 400 years of William Shakespeare and Philip Henslowe (who’s he?)

Professor Grace Ioppolo writes: Those of you who were in one of my Shakespeare modules this year or follow me on Twitter @ProfShakespeare know that I never stopped talking about the amazing celebrations in 2016 that mark the 400th anniversary … Continue reading

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Happy 450th Birthday to William Shakespeare!

Professor Grace Ioppolo writes: Since 2011, I have been one of the two academic representatives to the User Advisory Group at The National Archives, Kew (known as TNA), which is the official archive, or library, of the UK government. As … Continue reading

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