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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 ...

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 ...

Shakespeare maintained a wide-ranging interest in different forms of “natural philosophy,” which combined what we now call ...

It was even used by a man known the world over — William Shakespeare. Now, archaeologists working on the theater have discovered what appears to be a doorway, and one that Shakespeare likely ...

Four original William Shakespeare folios, dating from 1623 to 1685, are set to be auctioned at Sotheby's London on May 23. The collection, expected to fetch between £3.5 and £4.5 million, is ...

The Curtain Theatre stages William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at Old Mill Park in Mill Valley on Aug. 10, 2024. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal) ...

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 ...