Hamnet’ is a family drama about William Shakespeare, his wife Agnes, and their children. Learn how the movie blends fact and ...

Yes. Hamnet was the only son of Agnes and William, and the twin brother of their second daughter, Judith. He died at the age of 11, buried at the Holy Trinity church in Stratford-upon-Avon on Aug. 11, ...

Is the 2025 film ‘Hamnet’ a true story? What history reveals about Hamnet Shakespeare, his tragic death at 11, and how he may ...

We visited the birthplace of William Shakespeare to summon the playwright’s spirit in the town where he lived—and which comes ...

The plague arrives and, despite concern for Hamnet’s more sickly twin sister Judith, takes the life of Shakespeare’s only son while he is away in London. His death fractures everything. Jesse ...

The real William Shakespeare had a son named Hamnet, whose death at the age of 11 inspired the playwright’s masterpiece ...

Though little is known about the life of William Shakespeare's only son, historians say his premature death may have shaped the bard's most famous works. This illustration shows William Shakespeare ...

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Discover major events in William Shakespeare’s life through The Intersection of Art and Life, an interactive timeline. The timeline spans from Shakespeare’s birth in 1564 to the post-mortem ...