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Naomi Hillman
  • Dec 24, 2019
  • 1 min

Shakespeare's Oxford

I'm delighted to launch Oxford's first-ever authentically-spoken Shakespearian costumed walking tour of the places Will Shakespeare knew w...

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Naomi Hillman
  • Apr 15, 2018
  • 1 min

Shakespeare's landlady finally speaks

Did Shakespeare enjoy extra dough balls with his pizza? Or cake on his birthday? Don't ask me - ask his landlady. Ann Underhill of the Go...

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Naomi Hillman
  • Apr 1, 2018
  • 2 min

Is happiness 'e.g'-shaped?

How a good egg-zample helps our visitors to love our venues I love to hear examples. It’s how I learn best. And here’s a great example. I...

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Naomi Hillman
  • Feb 16, 2018
  • 1 min

The forbidden marriage...

This heart-shape was born in the Bodleian Library reading rooms. I was researching Thomas James, Bodley’s first Librarian in 1598 - and I...

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Naomi Hillman
  • Jan 18, 2018
  • 2 min

10 best VividPast moments of 2017

1. ...being the Queen of Goddesses (what's not to love?) in front of Shakespeare's Globe. My day-as-a-goddess was at the invitation of th...

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Naomi Hillman
  • Dec 17, 2017
  • 1 min

VividPast adds 'Wow' factor to Jane Austen

"Write with a quill, just like Jane Austen!" pulled visitors into the Bodleian Library's open day in September 2017. Over a thousand gues...

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Naomi Hillman
  • Dec 17, 2017
  • 1 min

'the past came alive tonight'

"Such a wonderful experience that I will always remember. Incredible research – it is brilliant to see such in-depth research into women’...

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