Who was William Shakespeare, really? What was he like as a person? George Bernard Shaw once quipped that “everything we know about Shakespeare can be got into a half-hour sketch,” but if you limit ...

Is Prince William, the current heir to the British throne, a direct descendant of William Shakespeare? Prince William’s mother is the late Diana Spencer, whose family can be traced to Baron William ...

Editor’s Note: This article is one in a series of responses to Elizabeth Winkler’s article, “Was Shakespeare a Woman?,” in the June issue of the magazine. One reason speculation has taken this turn is ...

How do you tell the story of the world’s greatest literary career when the literary part is a gaping hole, “a jigsaw puzzle for which most of the pieces are missing,” as one scholar put it? You get ...

In a new biography, the founder of New Historicism finds a paper trail that links Shakespeare’s life, beliefs, and moralityColloquy: Read the transcript of an online discussion about whether a new ...

His plays are required reading all over the world, but there's much that historians don't know about William Shakespeare the man. On July 10, the first episode of Will premieres on TNT. And it's clear ...

In me thou see’st the glowing of such fire That on the ashes of his youth doth lie. But not bad for a man celebrating his 450th birthday. Don’t worry: You still have time to get Shakespeare a card.