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 ...

After documentary reveals Shakespeare's resting place has been disturbed and proves a mystery skull thought to be his is actually that of a woman, new theories about what happened to Shakespeare's ...

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 explore ...

The story of Shakespeare's missing skull appeared in The Argosy magazine in 1879, which blamed the removal on trophy hunters from the previous century when grave-robbing was common.

Clergymen attempting to prove claims that a skull found in a Worcestershire church vault is that of William Shakespeare have been thwarted by a senior church lawyer The Telegraph Published Nov 02 ...

But whether Shakespeare's skull was stolen in 1794, or whether someone made off with it at some other point in history, the scans suggest that it is no longer in his tomb.

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.

In parallel to the proposal to investigate the skull at Beoley, a petition was submitted to the Coventry Consistory Court to authorise the investigation of Shakespeare’s tomb at Holy Trinity, ...

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.

It's a mystery that has gripped historians and Shakespeare experts for generations - and one archaeologists believe they could have finally found an answer to. After a hi-tech investigation ...

Church records say Shakespeare was buried in his home-town church, 100 miles (160 kilometres) northwest of London, on April 25, 1616, two days after his death at the age of 52.