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According to this tale, Shakespeare lost the contest, drinking himself to a stupor. The following morning, when his companions suggested they return to avenge their defeat, Shakespeare refused, having had enough of supping with 'Piping Pebworth, Dancing Marston, Haunted Hilbro` [Hillborough], Hungry [Temple] Grafton, Dudging Exhall, Papist Wicksford [Wixford], Beggarly Broom, and Drunken Bedford [Bidford]'.
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Stratford-upon-Avon
Title
Drunken Bidford, Warwickshire
Date
early 19th C
Medium
oil on millboard
Measurements
H 39 x W 55 cm
Accession number
SBT 1994-19/26
Acquisition method
purchased, 1946
Work type
Painting
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 6QW England
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