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‘Tis mad idolatry

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, April 23, 2016 — Culture

How did we become so obsessed with Shakespeare? This is one of the questions which the British Library’s exhibition Shakespeare in Ten Acts sets out to answer. As curator of the exhibition, I’ve spent the last two years combing through the Library’s rich and varied collections finding stories that illuminate how and why Shakespeare became the global,…

#ShakespeareLives

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, — Culture

Ed Vaizey was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries in May 2010 and promoted to Minister of State for Culture and Digital Industries in 2014.

William Shakespeare is undoubtedly one of our greatest ever Britons – a genius whose work continues to have an extraordinary influence across the globe. The Bard’s plays and sonnets have been translated into more than 100 languages and are studied by schoolchildren the world over. His work not only underpins our reputation in literature and…

Events are GREAT

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, April 15, 2016 — Tourism

The launch of Events are GREAT Britain took place on Thursday 14th April at Chelsea Football Club, officially outlining VisitBritain’s new strategy for Business Visits & Events. “Events are GREAT Britain” is part of the wider GREAT campaign and will act as the umbrella brand working to drive more international business to the UK. Activity will start to…