William Shakespeare | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/william-shakespeare/RSS feed for William ShakespeareenFri, 29 May 2026 18:36:22 +0000Shakespeare Referenced Dozens of Bird Species in His Work. This Artist Has Made It Her Mission to Paint Them Allhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/shakespeare-referenced-dozens-of-bird-species-in-his-work-this-artist-has-made-it-her-mission-to-paint-them-all-180988862/Missy Dunaway’s colorful illustrations combine natural history, folklore and literature to depict the Bard’s birdsFri, 29 May 2026 18:36:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/shakespeare-referenced-dozens-of-bird-species-in-his-work-this-artist-has-made-it-her-mission-to-paint-them-all-180988862/Shakespeare's House in London Was Lost to History. A Scholar Discovered a Map in the Archives That Revealed Its Exact Locationhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/shakespeares-house-in-london-was-lost-to-history-a-scholar-discovered-a-map-in-the-archives-that-revealed-its-exact-location-180988566/The Bard purchased the property three years before his death in 1616. Had he hoped to spend more time in the city where he wrote his best-known plays?Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:46:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/shakespeares-house-in-london-was-lost-to-history-a-scholar-discovered-a-map-in-the-archives-that-revealed-its-exact-location-180988566/In the 1990s, a Dog Taught Kids About Shakespeare and Homer. A New Documentary Tells the Tale of 'Wishbone'—From His Backflips to His Historical Hatshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-the-1990s-a-dog-taught-kids-about-shakespeare-and-homer-a-new-documentary-tells-the-tale-of-wishbone-from-his-backflips-to-his-historical-hats-180988552/The film reunites the human cast and crew who saw the potential of a Jack Russell terrier to bring classic literature to life on PBSThu, 16 Apr 2026 15:31:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-the-1990s-a-dog-taught-kids-about-shakespeare-and-homer-a-new-documentary-tells-the-tale-of-wishbone-from-his-backflips-to-his-historical-hats-180988552/Shakespeare Gardens Around the World Honor the Playwright—and Hold Their Own Storied Historyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/shakespeare-gardens-around-the-world-honor-the-playwright-and-hold-their-own-storied-history-180988497/The curated plots of flowers, herbs and trees serve as windows into Shakespeare’s work and lifeWed, 08 Apr 2026 15:36:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/shakespeare-gardens-around-the-world-honor-the-playwright-and-hold-their-own-storied-history-180988497/Tudor Courtiers Exchanged Portrait Miniatures as Love Tokens. Centuries Later, New Research Is Unlocking the Secrets of These Intimate Artworkshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/tudor-courtiers-exchanged-portrait-miniatures-as-love-tokens-centuries-later-new-research-is-unlocking-the-secrets-of-these-intimate-artworks-180988300/Over the past few years, art historians have identified several previously unknown paintings by Elizabeth I's favorite artist, Nicholas HilliardMon, 09 Mar 2026 11:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/tudor-courtiers-exchanged-portrait-miniatures-as-love-tokens-centuries-later-new-research-is-unlocking-the-secrets-of-these-intimate-artworks-180988300/Read Love Letters From Royals and Romantics Across 500 Years of British Historyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/read-love-letters-from-royals-and-romantics-across-500-years-of-british-history-180988119/A new exhibition at Britain's National Archives features a letter to Elizabeth I, Jane Austen's will and a plea to free Oscar Wilde from prisonMon, 02 Feb 2026 21:38:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/read-love-letters-from-royals-and-romantics-across-500-years-of-british-history-180988119/The Real History Behind 'Hamnet' and the Tragically Short Life of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway's Only Sonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-history-behind-hamnet-and-the-tragically-short-life-of-william-shakespeare-and-anne-hathaways-only-son-180987733/A film adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel, starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley as the Bard and his wife, imagines the lives of the Shakespeare family in fantastical and heartbreaking fashionMon, 24 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-history-behind-hamnet-and-the-tragically-short-life-of-william-shakespeare-and-anne-hathaways-only-son-180987733/Why Hundreds of Taylor Swift Fans Are Flocking to See This 100-Year-Old Painting at a Museum in Germanyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-hundreds-of-taylor-swift-fans-are-flocking-to-see-this-100-year-old-painting-at-a-museum-in-germany-180987588/Painted around 1900, Friedrich Heyser's "Ophelia" may have been an inspiration for a popular song on the singer's latest albumFri, 31 Oct 2025 16:39:32 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-hundreds-of-taylor-swift-fans-are-flocking-to-see-this-100-year-old-painting-at-a-museum-in-germany-180987588/Car Backs Up Into Home Where Shakespeare's Daughter Lived, Causing Serious Damagehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/car-backs-up-into-home-where-shakespeares-daughter-lived-causing-serious-damage-180987570/Hall's Croft, once the residence of Susanna Shakespeare, is now in stable condition as experts assess the repairs that will be requiredMon, 27 Oct 2025 14:33:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/car-backs-up-into-home-where-shakespeares-daughter-lived-causing-serious-damage-180987570/This Complete Set of Shakespeare's Four Folios Could Sell for $6 Millionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-complete-set-of-shakespeares-four-folios-could-sell-for-6-million-180986504/In the 17th century, the Bard's plays were preserved for posterity in the First, Second, Third and Fourth Folios. Now, all four volumes are being sold as a setMon, 28 Apr 2025 21:03:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-complete-set-of-shakespeares-four-folios-could-sell-for-6-million-180986504/