Our visitors truly come from all over
the world.
There are five houses here in
Stratford connected with Shakespeare's
family and when you come and visit us you'll
be surprised just how much of Shakespeare's world remains.
Come and seek him out and find where he lived, the places he visited.
So what do you think Shakespeare's
people would do with this?
The house is very much a home and a business.
William was growing up and being
influenced by what was happening in the house.
His father, a successful businessman, glove
maker
Well there are some people who think
that those that lived in Shakespeare's
time we rather shorter than we are today...
but were they really?
We are still the same people. Your ancestors
were living like this. This is how they lived.
This is how they cope with disease,
with personal hygiene, what they ate.
New Place, Shakespeare's final home in
Stratford-upon-Avon, he purchased New
Place in 1597 and owned it for 19 years
until his death here. It was a
significant property in the heart of
Stratford-upon-Avon.
Shakespeare dies in 1616, and in his
will, why does he choose to leave all of
his property to his eldest daughter but
only a silver gilt bowl to his younger
daughter Judith?
Now in the time of Shakespeare, why were
the beams so close together at the front
of the house but not at the back?
Shakespeare's people would have quite often
eaten from a plate like this, known as a trencher.
Obviously, they put their
dinner in the hollow in the middle, but
what do you suppose this little hollow at the side was for?
This was the home of Shakespeare's
daughter. It was something like the third
biggest house in Stratford. We're coming to a house that reeks of luxury and wealth because it's big.
The furniture you own, the
clothes you wear, everything about your
property, your garden--it is exactly
the same things that are important to us.
Come and join us on a journey to
discover the life and times of William Shakespeare.
