A film adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel, starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley as the Bard and his wife, ...

Yes. Hamnet was the only son of Agnes and William, and the twin brother of their second daughter, Judith. He died at the age ...

Though little is known about the life of William Shakespeare's only son, historians say his premature death may have shaped ...

A centuries-old manuscript once thought to be the work of William Shakespeare’s father has been reattributed to his sister,Joan Shakespeare Hart, in a new peer-reviewed study published in Shakespeare ...

Stream with KPBS+ / Watch Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS2. There are only two accepted representations of William Shakespeare that are considered “official,” but a portrait that has been ...

In "Hamnet", O'Farrell presents Agnes, Shakespeare's wife, as a complex character with depth and agency, challenging the traditional narrative that has often portrayed her as a passive figure. The ...

Our love of his plays have led to a centuries-long fascination with the writer. So why does each new fictional iteration get ...

William Shakespeare is, arguably, the most influential writer in history, with lines that have been parroted both in and out ...

"On Monday 11 May 1612, William Shakespeare gave evidence in a lawsuit at the Court of Requests of Westminster. His statement, or deposition, was taken down by a clerk of the court, writing in an ...

William Shakespeare’s King Lear remains one of literature’s most powerful explorations of family, identity, human suffering, ...