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Giving you want you want: Stratford-upon-Avon local history - you lucky people

[Matthew Ward Hunter @HistoryNeedsYou]

On this day in #history 1645, George Wyllys, former governor of Connecticut, died. He was born in Fenny Compton, Warks #C17th

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#Atherstone all set for annual Ball Game http://bit.ly/hxyRGJ

[Grace Ioppolo, FSA @ProfShakespeare]

In 1786 Thomas Jefferson and John Adams visited Shakespeare’s house and his tomb in Stratford-upon-Avon: http://bit.ly/ez0QRq

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. . 4 yrs later he became mayor - & again in 1573 http://bit.ly/SuponATC_CH ^Walter | C16th #StDavidsDay

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in 1557 Stratford town council fined Welshman Lewis ap Williams 3s 4d for quarrelling with Thos Dycson & “drawynge blud” . . | #StDavidsDay

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an interesting outline of #Shakespeare portraits (& some others) held here in #StratforduponAvon http://bit.ly/SBT_BS124 | @KESarchive

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. . with a gift of certain lands, to the value yearly of 46l 8s 2 1/2d. Dated June [1553]. & this was last this Prince founded” |@KESarchive

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#ThisDayinHistory 1547 Edward VI crowned King. Frm Strype: "A grant to the burgesses of Stratford of a free grammar school and almshouse . .

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CORRECTED URL this day in #history: Edward VI crowned King. list of King Edward VI schools (1822) http://bit.ly/EccMems_278 | @KESarchive

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this day in #history: Edward VI crowned King. list of all King Edward VI schools (1822) http://bit.ly/EccMems -pdf file- | @KESarchive

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this day in #history: Edward VI crowned King. list of most surviving King Edward VI schools http://bit.ly/Wiki_KES -Wikipedia- | @KESarchive

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this day in #history: Edward VI crowned King. motivation for foundation of schools in Ed's reign http://bit.ly/e0DiFV (1907-12) |@KESarchive

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@tannerritchie "create, erect, found ordain, make & est. . . Free Grammar Sch in t'said Towne" #StratforduponAvon KEdVI 1553: still free

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Teachers can be bridge between their pupils & greatness.C20 KES physics master had been lectured at uni by http://bit.ly/fj2Sqf |@KESarchive

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RT @illuminations: #Macbeth back on iPlayer (for a week) http://bbc.in/hqY0T8

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Do you remember your first day at school? Here, Graham Cooper remembers his at #KESstratford in 1953 http://bit.ly/ka_1stday | @KESarchive

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Archivists here don't work weekends or Bank Hols so today's the first opportunity to wish all a happy New Year | @KESarchive

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As you know @ShakespearesSch, in 1970s Dr G H Bould’s Ind Rev course also included significance of http://twitpic.com/3kaia5 | @KESarchive

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An Appeal - http://twitpic.com/3kahit -Stratford-upon-Avon Herald- | @KESarchive ( Please RT

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A Merry & Happy Christmas . . . to all our readers | @KESarchive