Meanwhile Macbeth, also written early in James's reign ... of words and phrases into the English language. In 1769, Shakespeare’s life was celebrated in a jubilee organised by actor David ...

A collection of interactive articles exploring the life, work and legacy of the Bard. William Shakespeare's plays have entertained, amused and educated us for centuries. He is England’s most ...

They had three children. Shakespeare spent most of his professional life with an acting company in London, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. In 1599, the acting company built the Globe Theatre.

Beware the Ides of March? Charles A. Dana Professor of English Emerita Cynthia Lewis explores how prophets in Shakespeare's ...

An Oxford researcher found a rare, handwritten variation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems. About 400 years ago, ...

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 ...