A row has erupted after a businessman built a 'gaudy' Indian gastro pub next door to the childhood home of William Shakespeare’s wife Anne Hathaway without planning permission. Rakesh Singh ...

Residents and history buffs have hit out at the owner of an Indian gastropub in Stratford-upon-Avon for its “disrespectful” proximity to the home of Shakespeare’s wife Anne Hathaway.

William Shakespeare is revered around the ... That's not to say that Shakespeare, wife Anne or daughters Susanna and Judith, were heavy drinkers. It was commonplace in 17th Century England to ...

The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage ... He also bequeathed his 'second-best bed' to his wife. It is not known what significance this gesture had, although the couple ...

Two of William Shakespeare's family homes will temporarily close to visitors ... with the former home of the playwright's wife, Anne Hathaway's Cottage, closed from 20 to 31 January.