An archivist rediscovered a 17 th-century will pertaining to the property of William Shakespeare, which had been missing for 150 years. The will belonged to Thomas Nash, husband of Shakespeare’s ...

Maggie O’Farrell’s award-winning, best-selling novel, *Hamnet*, has been adapted into a film featuring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, praised critically. The film explores William Shakespeare's ...

"Hamnet," a devastating period drama about the life of William Shakespeare and his family, won top prize Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival. The heart-wrenching movie stars Paul Mescal ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In 1757, a document signed “J. Shakespeare” was found in the Shakespeare family home, long attributed to William’s father, John. A study reveals the ...

An appeal for help in raising £500,000 has been launched towards the restoration of a historic building that once housed William Shakespeare's family. Hall's Croft in Stratford-upon-Avon was damaged ...

The portrait hung above the family TV for 50 years before they realized it might be Shakespeare. The portrait hung above the Wadlow family’s television set for 50 years. While watching a program about ...

William Shakespeare is, arguably, the most influential writer in history, with lines that have been parroted both in and out of the context of his plays for centuries. “Hamnet” is a testament to the ...