William Shakespeare lived two lives. In London he was an actor and an author who wrote successful plays and was famous for his poems. In his home town of Stratford-upon-Avon, he had a wife and ...

Although there are no records of Shakespeare's troupe of actors visiting Somerset during the Bard’s lifetime, there are performances from other acting companies which illustrate the tensions ...

Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 and married Anne Hathaway in 1582. They had three children. Shakespeare spent most of his professional life with an acting company in London ...

When William Shakespeare died he famously left his wife Anne only one thing: their 'second best bed'. But new infra-red analysis on Will's will claims this was far from a snub, but an act of love ...