Despite his many contributions to English literature and language, surprisingly little is known about William Shakespeare’s ...

Or how his death—and much of his life—remains a mystery? From these peculiarities and many more, here are 20 surprising facts you likely didn't know about William Shakespeare.

The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a local farmer, on November 28, 1582. She was eight years older than him and ...

Shakespeare lived through and survived a pandemic, one of a number of waves of the bubonic plague. Very sadly, however, his son Hamnet died of the plague, aged just 11. This affected William’s ...

They were fun, scary, exciting and serious! He also wrote poetry and invented new words like 'eyeball' and 'bedroom'. He truly changed the way we speak English! William Shakespeare lived over 450 ...

Shakespeare lived through and survived a pandemic, one of a number of waves of the bubonic plague. Very sadly, however, his son Hamnet died of the plague, aged just 11. This affected William’s ...