Shakespeare's granddaughter sold his London property in 1665, 49 years after he died Universal History Archive/Getty Historians have pinpointed William Shakespeare's London home to Blackfriars in ...

In his memorial poem introducing William Shakespeare’s First Folio, Ben Jonson memorably referred to the playwright as the “sweet swan of Avon,” poetically fixing him in the public imagination as a ...

Across from a pub in central London, pedestrians may notice a small plaque: On March 10, 1613, it states, “William Shakespeare purchased lodgings in the Blackfriars gatehouse located near this site.” ...

Antony and Cleopatra? Exhausting. Lear? Magnificent but flawed. Hamlet? Limitless. For Shakespeare’s birthday, the Guardian’s former theatre critic ranks all the plays 35 Denton Chikura and Tonderai ...

IT was the face that launched a thousand accusations of antisemitism, each as hysterical as the face in question was hideous. It started with a cover story on the Italian magazine L’Espresso, ...

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There are many characters in Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing. Take an in-depth look at the main ones identifying their key attributes and relationships and analysing their part in the play.

People were extremely superstitious in Shakespeare’s day. This affected people’s views on everything from religion to treating illnesses. Some people even accused local women of being witches. Almost ...

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When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...