Shakespeare lived through and survived a pandemic, one of a number of waves of the bubonic plague. Very sadly, however, his son Hamnet died of the plague, aged just 11. This affected William’s ...

The works of William Shakespeare are among the most revered and influential literary works in history. In the 24 years between 1589 and 1613, "the Bard of Avon" wrote at least 37 plays ...

Celebrated on November 1, All Saints Day honors the death of Catholic saints and loved ones. All Souls Day, on November 2, is ...

William Shakespeare, British author and playwright. If he were still alive, William Shakespeare would be celebrating his 450th birthday today. Shakespeare is one of the most celebrated writers of ...

King Lear, Act III of “King Lear,” by William Shakespeare Uzhorod ... save for the king. On June 10, when the troupe was finally ready to travel to the Hungarian frontier, the RSC team ...

Read on to learn key facts about the summer solstice and ... This was likely the basis for William Shakespeare’s rowdy comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. (Remember: Midsummer is another ...

The Valley Shakespeare Festival opens its summer production this weekend in Shelton, followed by performances in Oxford later ...

Here are 50 facts about Earth. Gravity pushes extra masses ... United States was a magnitude-9.2 temblor that struck Prince William Sound, Alaska, on Good Friday, March 28, 1964.

As the eldest son of King Charles III, William is very likely to be next to inherit the throne, but how much do we really know about him? Here, Newsweek looks at 10 facts about Britain's future ...

"10 Things I Hate About You" is a modernization of William Shakespeare's late-16th-century comedy "The Taming of the Shrew," retold amongst the students of a late-1990s American high school.

A chilling tale for a toasty summer night kicks off the 49th season with the opening night of William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” which runs through July 14 (Tuesday – Sunday).