Oscar-tipped new film Hamnet imagines the home life of William and Agnes Shakespeare – and the "soul-crushing" loss of their ...

What killed Shakespeare's 11-year-old son Hamnet in 1596? The 400-year mystery behind the boy who inspired Hamlet, explained.

A new film, adapted from Maggie O'Farrell's 2020 novel, posits that the death of Shakespeare's 11-year-old son may have inspired one of the greatest fictional tragedies ever written.

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 London ...