Shakespeare was a social entrepreneur and entertainer in a world riven by crises, and much can be learned from bringing him ...

William Shakespeare gave the English language more than just poetic sonnets and tragic deaths. He also gave us some of the ...

It is thought Shakespeare also wrote most of his ... a large house in Stratford. His earlier plays were mainly histories and comedies such as 'Henry VI', 'Titus Andronicus', 'A Midsummer Night's ...

History plays, dramatists argued, were not only entertaining the groundlings - they were educating them too. An interactive map showing where Shakespeare and his acting troupe – The King’s Men ...

Female presenter: But it wasn’t just the royals that influenced Shakespeare’s plays. Most playwrights borrowed from history books or older stories. And those were the ones that were playing fair.

To think William Shakespeare, considered one of the most influential figures in literature, could be a fraud (or never existed) is absolutely wild. But it seems author Jodi Picoult might just ...