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Wednesday, August 02, 2006

SHAKESPEARE'S LAND - MAY 1982

BRITISH COUNTRYSIDE


"HENLEY-UPON-THAMES - Famous for its Henley Royal Regatta, one of the highlights of the social calendar of the English aristocracy..."


"WOODSTOCK, OXFORDSHIRE, not Bethel, New York... - Kings Arms Hotel and Restaurant!"

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STRATFORD-UPON-AVON


"STATFORD, the birthplace of William Shakespeare"



"BANCROFT GARDENS - In front of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and alongside the River Avon"


"THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE - The biggest of all in Stratford"


"BRIDGE STREET - National Building Society..."


"SCOTTISH CENTRE"



"SHAKESPEARE'S HOME - Born in 1564"


"SIR JOHN FALSTAFF - Round and glorious, he appears in three plays by Shakespeare, including the «Merry Wives of Windsor». This was also the basis for the Arrigo Boito's libretto for Verdi's last opera: Falstaff!"


"ANNE HATHAWAY'S COTTAGE - Before marrying Shakespeare in 1582, Anne lived in one of England's most famous buildings"

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WARWICK





"CASTLE - Overlooking the Avon, it is associated with the earldom of Warwick, one of the oldest in England. The castle today attracts thousands of visitors as Britain's Greatest Medieval Experience"