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’s parents had been Catholics, and the tension between the new and old religions can be seen in much of his work. William’s father, John Shakespeare, was a member of the borough ...
The research, published in the journal Shakespeare Quarterly, is part of Professor Steggle's work on an upcoming biography of William Shakespeare.
With a little something for young adults, a little something for a more mature audience and lots of inside jokes for ...
William Shakespeare’s play ‘Richard III’ illustrates how a power-hungry monarch can attain the throne at the expense of civil society.