William Shakespeare might not have been an absent husband after all. While it has long been believed that the playwright left his family in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, to go work in London ...

"It at least doubles the number of letters known to be addressed to or sent from Shakespeare and his family," Prof Steggle said. "Currently, there's only one known. It also shows a side of ...

Experts have long thought that Shakespeare then moved to London from his home in Stratford-upon-Avon, leaving his family behind. Now, a long forgotten letter may turn that theory on its head ...

This secretive attitude may have been because much of his family were known Catholic sympathizers and chose to live quietly in Protestant Elizabethan England. In fact, some believe Shakespeare ...

Why are the plays of William Shakespeare still so popular 400 years after his death? "Sunday Morning" talks with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd and actor Patrick Page about the Bard's enduring ...

In Shakespeare’s time – the English early ... Edgar assumes a new identity as a beggar and goes no-contact with his family. In the second plot, King Lear attempts to divide his kingdom among ...

Shakespeare was born in Henley Street in 1564, and his birthplace remains a popular tourist destination to this day. His family home is now a museum, providing insights into 16 th-century life and ...