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Every year, millions flock to Stratford-upon-Avon, England, to visit the house known as Shakespeare’s Birthplace. But was he really born there? A whole industry depends on it. By Elizabeth ...
Experts have long thought that Shakespeare then moved to London from his home in Stratford-upon-Avon, leaving his family behind. Now, a long forgotten letter may turn that theory on its head ...
More than 150 years after William Shakespeare’s death, a mysterious document was found stashed in the rafters of his childhood home in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. The “incredibly rare ...
"Experts are now confidently saying these are the floorboards Shakespeare would have trodden. It makes this building ...
The organization overseeing museums celebrating English playwright William Shakespeare’s life is reportedly working to "decolonize" his legacy in the name of battling White supremacy. The ...
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England — The stage set was haunting in its stark simplicity. Panels of jagged crossbeams evoked skeletal ruins. Lengths of white fabric fluttered like shrouds. For almost ...
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, in April 1564. His parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, who bought a house on Henley Street–which is now known as ...