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A major mystery surrounding William Shakespeare has been addressed following analysis of a 400-year-old letter written about the English playwright. For years, people have thought he lived in ...

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptised a few days later on 26 April 1564. ... Hamnet and Judith, but their son died when he was 11 years old.

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 ...

A portrait of William Shakespeare in central London on March 9, 2009. Lefteris Pitarakis/AP Photo Why It Matters. Despite living over 400 years ago, Shakespeare's life and work still fascinate ...