Shakespeare’s parents had been Catholics, and the tension between the new and old religions can be seen in much of his work. William’s father, John Shakespeare, was a member of the borough ...

The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a local farmer, on November 28, 1582. She was eight years older than him and ...

Two centuries after Shakespeare's death, a lowly law clerk named William Henry Ireland forged the Bard's signature and a seal that convinced skeptics. Hugh Douglas Hamilton / National Portrait ...

The organization overseeing museums celebrating English playwright William Shakespeare’s life is reportedly working to "decolonize" his legacy in the name of battling White supremacy.

Recommended William Shakespeare at 400: Why the First Folio is the greatest single volume of work in English literature Bestselling novelist Jodi Picoult on why she thinks Shakespeare was a woman ...

Shakespeare's relevance stands strong against the test of time and continues to impact the contemporary world. Perspectives ...

Video Trailer - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) (revised) (again): youtube.com/watch?v=sUMYt3jc2K0 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare ...

William Shakespeare was an English actor, poet and playwright. During Shakespeare’s lifetime, the theatre became a very popular form of entertainment in London. Acting companies built their own ...

Newsround's Ricky Boleto and Leah Gooding go in search of William Shakespeare, exploring his life, his world, his theatre, and some of his most famous plays. This clip is from the BBC series ...

according to researchers The bold staging of Shakespeare’s classic helped make Harlem a home for “serious” theater A Shakespeare scholar at Harvard University explains how the creative ...