Monday, November 26, 2012

UNITED KINGDOM ~Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon~

...Beautiful map card showing the historic town where William Shakespeare, possibly the world's most famous bard...we all know him... was born, lived, worked and lies buried...Must be pretty amazing and interesting to walk in the streets, see the houses he lived in and set a step back in time...
...Another place on my wishlist for a trip... Reminds me of the movie I've seen "Shakespeare in Love" and I must admit I wasn't a big fan!!:D:D Many thanks Eileen!!


Lovely stamps:Commemorative British Christmas stamps 2001-2006 and with the self adhesive "Make Up Values" stamps
Stratford-upon-Avon is a picturesque town beautifully situated on the River Avon with a wealth of black and white timber framed buildings. It is most famous for being the birthplace of the world's greatest playwright, William Shakespeare with about three million visitors a year from all over the world

Some of his best known plays are:
Tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, and Titus Andronicus.
Comedies: All's Well that Ends Well, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, and Taming of the Shrew.
Histories: Richard II, Richard III, King John, Henry V, Henry VII, and Henry IV.

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