A rare hand-written copy of one of the most famous love poems ... Shakespeare, said the "exciting discovery" would help researchers understand the Bard's popularity in the decades following his death.

You have experienced Shakespeare: your life is complete. …or so the long-suffering English teacher promises the room full of bleary-eyed teenagers, attempting to convince them that Shakespeare ...

Shortly after Shakespeare's death there was some talk about removing his remains from Stratford to Westminster Abbey but the idea was soon abandoned. Poet William Basse wrote: My Shakespeare, rise! I ...

Ashmole also tried his hand at poetry, and the miscellany even contains a few of his pieces. But the collection’s most intriguing text is an altered copy of Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 116,” a ...