“We have Shakespeare’s burial with an odd disturbance at the head end and we have a story that suggests that at some point in history someone’s come in and taken the skull of Shakespeare ...

A centuries-old tale that grave robbers stole Shakespeare’s skull from its burial place, has been given new credence by scientists using 21st century technology. Radar scans of the English ...

Archaeologist Kevin Colls says Shakespeare's skull is not in his grave. While this has been rumored for more than a century, not everyone agrees with Colls' conclusion. In Shakespeare's play ...

It looks like Shakespeare's skull really is missing from his grave. That's what an archaeologist has concluded after researchers were allowed to use ground-penetrating radar to scan the Bard's ...

"But then another question occurred to me: what if Shakespeare's skull was disinterred not long after his burial and reburied with another family member or loved one? "In an age in which high ...

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William Shakespeare's skull is likely to have been stolen by trophy hunters, a new documentary claims. An archaeological survey of the playwright's grave at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon ...

LONDON --Archaeologists who scanned the grave of William Shakespeare say they have made a head-scratching discovery: His skull appears to be missing. Researchers used ground-penetrating radar to ...

IT RINGS TRUE TO ME THIS ... HAS OFFERED A BOUNTY OF 300 GUINEAS TO ANYONE WHO CAN BRING HIM WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S SKULL. TEMPTED BY SUCH A LARGE SUM OF MONEY AND HUNGRY FOR ADVENTURE, CHAMBERS ...