The 400th anniversary of the Bard's death was celebrated at Agecroft Hall in Richmond on Saturday. Here is a brief history of Agecroft from its website:
Agecroft Hall,had its beginnings in the late 15th century. For centuries, it was the home of the distinguished English Langley and Dauntesey families, during the tempestuous yet brilliant Tudor and Stuart ages, when England was taking its place among the major powers of Europe and the New World. Agecroft stood proudly during the reigns of Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and James I, the namesake of the river that flows past Agecroft's banks here in Richmond, Virginia. By the mid-1920's, the building in Lancashire had deteriorated largely due to coal mining in its vicinity, and the structure was bought by the successful Richmond businessman T.C. Williams Jr., dismantled, and shipped across the Atlantic to Richmond, where it has stood since 1926-27. After decades of service as a private residence, it then became a house museum with glorious gardens, all of which pay tribute to the Elizabethan Age.
And here is a video tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUhNDtfEIMY
Some of today's special festivities included acrobatics, games, performers in period costumes and an appearance by Will himself to accept birthday wishes. Since my schedule didn't allow me to be present for the great man himself, I had to be content with a representation who I found taking his ease in the Inner Courtyard.Don't we make a nice couple?
