Warwick Castle and Stratford-upon-Avon

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March 31st 2009

Published: March 31st 2009

One of my friends and I signed up for a guided tour to Warwick Castle and Stratford-upon-Avon, the home of William Shakespeare which is about 2 hours north of where I live by bus. It turned out to be a pretty good deal. Warwick Castle was really cool and the surrounding countryside was beautiful. I was very click-happy with my camera that day! So I picked just a few of what I took to put up her... Read Full Entry

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Shakespeare's home

Shakespeare's Childhood home

The school where Shakespeare studied

The site of Shakespeare's mansion New Place

New Place

A cardinal who owned the mansion about 100 years after Shakespeare's death got sick of all the people staring at his house so he tore it down. The townspeople ran him out of town.

Holy Trinity Church in Stratford

This is where Shakespeare was baptized and is buried

The Interior of the Church

Shakespeare's grave

The Inscription on Shakespeare's grave

After Shakespeare died they wanted to move his body to Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey but because of this curse he was left here.

Shakespeare's grave

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