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  1. 7 hours ago

    Lady Jane Grey became queen 1553. This prayer book is believed to be from her execution

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  2. Jul 9

    Born 1764: Ann Radcliffe. See one of the few examples of her handwriting known to exist

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  3. Jul 8

    Vivien Leigh passed away , 1967. Here she is as Titania in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

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  4. Jul 8

    RT to these goodies from our new -inspired range

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  5. Jul 8

    Did you know it's ? Here's one from our medieval manuscripts

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  6. Jul 8

    Percy Bysshe Shelley died in 1822. Explore how he came to write his poem ‘To a Skylark’

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  7. Jul 7

    Our in Ten Acts curator will be here on 14 July at 3pm for a twitter Q&A. What would you like to know?

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  8. Jul 7

    Happy with these vintage adverts from our collection!

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  9. Jul 6

    Shakespeare in 10 acts at The British Library today. It's gorgeous and on til September.

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  10. Jul 6

    Sir Thomas More was executed in 1535. blog on his life and death

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  11. Jul 1

    On Bardolatry - Tolstoy Vs Orwell: Which argument wins?

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  12. Jul 6

    Happy with these images from our collection!

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  13. Jul 5

    On tonight -director talking about Romeo & Juliet ahead of his appearance here tomorrow.

    Tonight's guest is the director of & more - ! 👌
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  14. Jul 5

    If you could ask our in Ten Acts curator a question, what would it be?

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  15. Jul 5

    ‘Upstart crow’ to 'wonder of our stage'. What do we really know about 's life?

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  16. Jul 4

    The Clash made their live debut opening for the Pistols at the Black Swan in Sheffield in 1976.

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  17. Jul 4

    Happy Fourth of July! This song by Morris Manley is part of our collection of American musical scores.

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  18. Jul 4

    Happy 4th of July! This illustration shows the Declaration of Independence being announced

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  19. Jul 4

    Help shape the future of our research spaces. Share your ideas in our new online community

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  20. Jul 3

    ‘Happiness is equilibrium. Shift your weight.’ Happy birthday to playwright Sir Tom Stoppard. (Photo by Fay Godwin)

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