William Shakespeare
Shakespearean Stabbings, How to Feed a Dictator and Other New Books to Read
The sixth installment in our weekly series spotlights titles that may have been lost in the news amid the COVID-19 crisis
Six Online Courses About Europe to Take Before You Can Safely Travel There Again
Sheltering in place doesn’t mean you can’t study up for your next European adventure
Hear Daily Shakespeare Sonnets Recited by Patrick Stewart
The classically trained actor is reading a sonnet a day on Instagram
Artificial Intelligence Reveals Second Playwright’s Contributions to Shakespeare’s 'Henry VIII'
Scholars have long suspected the play, written in 1613, was a collaborative effort. Now, an algorithm has mapped out who wrote what
The True Story of Henry V, England’s Warrior King
The new biopic “The King” finds Timothée Chalamet tracing Henry’s evolution from wayward prince to heroic warrior
How the Invisible Hand of William Shakespeare Influenced Adam Smith
Born more than 150 years apart, the two British luminaries each encountered rough receptions for their radical ideas
In the Fair City of Verona, Star-Cross'd Lovers Want to Believe in 'La Casa di Giulietta'
The number of visitors to this self-proclaimed Shakespearean “city of love” typically swells during the week around Valentine’s Day
The Best History Books of 2018
From the political violence of 19th-century America to the untold stories of African-American pioneers, these books help shape our understanding of today
London’s Lucky Stone—Referenced by Shakespeare, Blake—Set to Return to Rightful Place
It's been identified as a remnant of an ancient Roman monument, the altar employed in Druidic human sacrifice, even the stone that yielded Excalibur
Docs Show Shakespeare's Father Had Legal and Financial Trouble Throughout the Bard's Teen Years
Twenty-one documents found in the U.K.'s National Archives add context to the Bard's feelings toward power and monarchy
Remains of One of the First Theaters to Perform Shakespeare’s Plays Will Open to the Public After 400 Years
Excavations at the site have also unearthed a large complex that was built around the theater
The Grave of "China's Shakespeare" Has Been Found
One of 42 Ming-era graves unearthed in Fuzhou is believed to belong to Tang Xianzu, who penned 'The Peony Pavilion'
When New York City Rioted Over Hamlet Being Too British
In the deadly Astor Place Riot, how to perform Shakespeare served as a proxy for class warfare
The Bowdlers Wanted to Clean Up Shakespeare, Not Become a Byword for Censorship
Thomas and Henrietta Bowdler started out with relatively noble intentions
Battle the Bard in Shakespeare Remix Competition
$25,000 is on the line—along with some serious bragging rights
How Maps Shaped Shakespeare
An exhibition in Boston delves into historical maps to show how the Bard saw the wider world
Shakespeare May Have Tailored "Henry V" for a Specific Theater
Archaeological digs at the Curtain theater suggest it looked very different from the Bard’s usual venues
What to Know About Shakespeare's Newly Credited Collaborator Christopher Marlowe
Textual analysis convinced the editors of <i>The New Oxford Shakespeare</i> to make Marlowe a co-author on the "Henry VI" plays, parts 1, 2 and 3
Cleaning This Portrait Could Change the Way Historians See Shakespeare
The only portrait of the Bard made while he was alive might be getting touch-ups
Researcher Unearths a Trove of New Shakespeare Documents
Archival papers show the Bard was interested in improving his social status
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