To many, William Shakespeare is considered the greatest dramatist of all time. His works—at least 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and ...

While it has long been believed that the playwright left his family in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, to go work in London, a ...

William Shakespeare’s marriage to Anne Hathaway may have been happier than previously thought, according to new research.

His plays are still burned in our cultural memory and performed the world over. But William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the man, has remained an elusive figure. He left behind little documentation — no ...

LONDON — Fresh analysis by a British scholar of a long-forgotten fragment of a letter addressed to the “Good Mrs Shakspaire” suggests that the renowned playwright William Shakespeare might not have ...

Although they were written more than 400 years ago, the words of William Shakespeare remain timeless. Thanks in large part to ...

But there's only one Bard. William Shakespeare, who was born one of eight children 461 years ago on April 23, 1564, lived just 52 years. But in those years, Shakespeare would produce a bounty of plays ...

Curators are putting together an exhibition that aims to show people how William Shakespeare came to write his plays. The ...

For more than 400 years the works of William Shakespeare have inspired and entertained us. You can't make a list like this ...

It explores Shakespeare's life in Elizabethan England, his upbringing in Stratford, and the historical context of his plays. The text emphasizes that Shake… LONDON — A set of the first four editions ...