Shakespeare wrote 38+ plays, and a slew of poetry – primarily sonnets (his variation of the sonnet is known as “the Shakespearean sonnet”). He died in 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon. A Midsummer Night’s ...

William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford. His birthday is celebrated on 23 April every year. There is no record of his birth, but this date is thought to be his birthday as we know he was ...

Shakespeare was “without a life” for a long time, she says, because an author’s biography was not part of the equipment readers needed to understand his work, at least in Shakespeare’s case.

Shakespeare maintained a wide-ranging interest in different forms of “natural philosophy,” which combined what we now call ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. In the annals of William Shakespeare’s legacy, a twist has emerged that’s practically as dramatic as any of the Bard’s plays: the real ...