Shakespeare lived through and survived a pandemic, one of a number of waves of the bubonic plague. Very sadly, however, his son Hamnet died of the plague, aged just 11. This affected William’s ...

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 ...

Where to read this sonnet: Poetry Foundation. A Sotheby's employee handles a copy of William Shakespeare's First Folio, the most important book in ... [+] English Literature. The book is estimated ...

William Shakespeare is a great poet and writer and regarded as the best english writer. Here are some heart touching lines ...

Both buildings will be shut throughout the conservation period, which starts from Monday. As well as preserving the buildings ...

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F. Martel’s Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice, which was released in May by Hachette Audio. Toward the end of… From Second Chances: Shakespeare and Freud, a book co-written with Stephen Greenblatt ...

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 ...

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