MUCH ADO ABOUT SHAKESPEARE follows Steven Wadlow, a window cleaner who believes that a painted portrait that has been hanging ...

In 2006, this was found in a private family collection in Ireland and identified as William Shakespeare. The artist who painted this portrait remained unknown. This 19th century oil painting on a ...

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For many of us, the run-up to Valentine's Day is spent seeking out the least cringe-worthy card in the shop to gift to our significant other, and sho ...

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford upon Avon in Warwickshire. Shortly after Shakespeare's death there was some talk about removing his remains from Stratford ...

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 ...