William Shakespeare may not have abandoned his wife, a previously “ignored” 17th century letter has revealed, undermining a centuries-old consensus among scholars. For more than 200 years ...

Photo: Culture Club / Getty Images. Not anymore. A newly discovered fragment of a 17th-century letter is rewriting what we know of the Shakespeares’ marriage. The playwright, it turned out ...

However, new analysis of a 17th-century letter fragment by the University of Bristol has questioned that narrative. The letter was preserved by accident in the binding of a book in Hereford ...

A centuries-old assumption that William Shakespeare abandoned his wife has been challenged by a previously overlooked 17th-century letter, which suggests the couple may have lived together in London.

However, analysis by Professor Matthew Steggle on the University of Bristol of a 17th-century letter has found that the couple may have lived together in London for extended periods of time ...

William Shakespeare’s birthplace in Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon (Alamy/PA) William Shakespeare may not have abandoned his wife, a previously “ignored” 17th century letter has revealed ...