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Shakespeare's life and times

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'One man in his time plays many parts.' These fantastic NEW and updated cross-curricular resources will excite and inspire your children and introduce them to the wonderful world of William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare's Life & Times

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Resource overview

Life and times resource overview - Shakespeare Week 2026

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General

Shakespeare Week 2026 Assembly

History

Shakespeare's family tree - Shakespeare Week 2026

Top 20 questions about Shakespeare - Shakespeare Week 2026

Shakespeare's school days - Shakespeare Week 2026

Shakespeare family facts - Shakespeare Week 2026

Plague and pomanders - Shakespeare Week 2026

Geography

Shakespeare's Stratford upon Avon - Shakespeare Week 2026

Shakespeare's world - Shakespeare Week 2026

Exploring Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon - Shakespeare Week 2026

Shakespeare's Britain - Shakespeare Week 2026

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English

Insult generator - Shakespeare Week 2026

Interesting idioms - Shakespeare Week 2026

Words invented by Shakespeare - Shakespeare Week 2026

Top ten forgotten words - Shakespeare Week 2026

Newspaper writing - Shakespeare Week 2026

Creative writing - Shakespeare Week 2026

Maths

Shopping in Shakespeare’s time - Shakespeare Week 2026

The 1564 plague - Shakespeare Week 2026

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Design and Technology

Money bag - Shakespeare Week 2026

The glovers apprentice - Shakespeare Week 2026

Build a bridge to The Globe - Shakespeare Week 2026

Good King, Bad King - Shakespeare Week 2026

Art

Shakespeare hand puppet - Shakespeare Week 2026

Tudor money pot - Shakespeare Week 2026

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