You don't get this much swagger by holding back your insults. Image via Wikipedia. William Shakespeare gave the English ...

The Victorians introduced the Offences Against the Person Act in 1861, which removed the death penalty for sodomy ... and such as you find in the sonnets of Michelangelo and Shakespeare. It is that ...

Edward de Vere’s life — as are his plays — was extremely complicated. Like many of his characters, he was impetuous and often ...

The phrase “Give me liberty or give me death!” was reportedly first used 250 years ago. Patrick Henry said it in a crowded ...

Two West Midlands primary schools have taken to the stage to mark the beginning of Shakespeare Week. The national series of events for school children celebrates the playwright, which organisers ...

“The more familiar you are with Shakespeare, the more you’ve rolled it around in your mouth, the more elastic and liquid it will become on the floor, and it’s got to be a second language to you.

The composer Michael Nyman has set the Bard's bawdy words in the latest of his 'list' songs to mark Shakespeare's 400th anniversary. Listen to the World Premiere of the song below as a Shakespeare ...

Elizabeth I died childless so was succeeded by her cousin, James VI of Scotland, who henceforth assumed the title of James I of England as well. James's accession meant that the three separate ...

The critically acclaimed and sold-out production, recorded live at Shakespeare's Globe.