Regency Ball, Leamington Spa
Photograph by Mead Photography of the bar at the Regency Ball, which was held at the Regent Hotel, Leamington Spa, on 6 November 1964.
Regency Ball, Leamington Spa
Photograph by Mead Photography of guests at the Regency Ball in Leamington Spa. The Ball was held at the Regent Hotel on 6 November 1964.
Regent Garage Duster
A yellow complimentary duster from the Regent Garage with brown lettering in the far right corner and red stitching all around. The Regent Garage started in 1810 as Mr. King's Mews and Livery Stables ...
Regent Garage Duster
A yellow complimentary duster from the Regent Garage with brown lettering in the far right corner and red stitching all around. The Regent Garage started in 1810 as Mr. King's Mews and Livery Stables ...
Regent Garage Overall
A light blue mechanic's overall, which belonged to the Regent Garage. On the front it has two badges, one saying 'Service' in blue lettering and the other saying 'Regent' in yellow lettering with a crown ...
Residents of Ford's Hospital in the Courtyard
Showing thirteen women dressed in caps and cloaks.
Reticule - open
This reticule belonged to George Eliot and consists of a buttonhook, a file, a penknife and a crochet hook, all with mother-of-pearl handles. There is also a thimble, a bodkin and a pair of scissors.
George ...
Returning From A Bad Market. Butter Only One and Nine
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a farmer and his wife returning from market. There is a painted inscription along the bottom which reads 'Returning from a bad market, Butter only one and ...
Richard Boffin (1789-1869)
A photographic portrait of Richard Boffin (1789-1869). Boffin worked as an agricultural labourer in Harbury, near Leamington. His clothes are typical for a farm worker, although the smock he is wearing ...
Richard Day, A Booke of Christian prayers..., 1581 - Baptism woodcut,, p.61v. detail
An Infant Baptism: Shakespeare was baptised 23 April 1564.
William Shakespeare, the first boy, but third child of John and Mary Shakespeare, was baptised in the local parish church of Stratford-upon-Avon ...
Richard Day, A Booke of Christian prayers..., 1581 - Christian duty p.53v, detail.
Homilies : life-style advised for Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
All children would accompany their parents to church each Sunday, where they would hear the readings from the Bible, and also the ...
Richard Day, A Booke of Christian prayers..., 1581 - Communion woodcut, p.62r, detail.
Holy Communion: a church service attended by all Elizabethans.
This woodcut shows the distribution of wine and bread at Holy Communion to the congregation at the altar. It was the duty of all confirmed ...
Richard Day, A Booke of Christian prayers..., 1581 - Confessional prayer, p.56v.
The Christian life to be followed by Elizabethans.
This prayer asks for forgiveness of sins and is flanked by flowers, a quotation and a woodcut on the sense of smell. Smells, both pleasant and unpleasant, ...
Richard Day, A Booke of Christian prayers..., 1581 - Feed the Hungry woodcut, p.72v.
Charity: feeding the poor in Shakespeare's time.
All communities had their share of the poor and Elizabethans would regularly offer their unwanted ‘left-over’ food to those less fortunate ...
Richard Day, A Booke of Christian prayers..., 1581 - Help the thirsty woodcut p.73r detail
Drinks available in Shakespeare's time.
The regular drink of Elizabethans was cider, ale (which was not strong beer), or for the more wealthy, wine was imported from France, or Germany. Water was used ...
Richard Day, A Booke of Christian prayers..., 1581 - Instruction woodcut, detail, p.66v.
Boys at school: Shakespeare's education.
There is no direct evidence that Shakespeare attended the Grammar School in Stratford, but as the son of a prominent citizen of the town, William and his brothers ...
Richard Day, A Booke of Christian prayers..., 1581 - Life and death, p.122v.
Death in everyday life in Shakespeare's time.
Life and death went hand-in-hand everywhere in Shakespeare’s England, where medical knowledge was very limited, and most illness depended on traditional ...
Richard Day, A Booke of Christian prayers..., 1581 - Momento mori woodcuts, p.89v.
The everyday presence of death in Shakespeare's England.
Much of Richard Day’s prayerbook has illustrations which remind readers of the everyday presence of death in the 16th century. ‘Thou ...