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William Shakespeare’s play ‘Richard III’ illustrates how a power-hungry monarch can attain the throne at the expense of civil ...

On January 11, 1787, the English astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered two moons at Uranus! Oberon and Titania were the first two Uranian moons ever discovered. The finding came just six years ...

The clever bit is that Juliet’s story is being reimagined in real-time by William Shakespeare himself, and more importantly his wife, Anne Hathaway. Anne is frustrated with Will’s grim ending to his ...

but people don’t speak the way that Shakespeare wrote, not in real life, so why is it… William Shakespeare: Yeah they do. People are always using words and phrases I’ve written. Female ...

Female presenter: Yes, Will, they’re doing your play mate. William Shakespeare: I knew that. Female presenter: But in Elizabethan times, most people genuinely believed in witchcraft, making ...

Paul Danan, the actor and Love Island star best known for playing Sol Patrick in Hollyoaks from 1997 to 2001, has died at the ...

How was William Shakespeare’s work influenced by ancient Greece? Credit: ell brown. CC BY 2.0/flickr It was once believed that Shakespeare was intimately familiar with ancient Greek tragedies and ...

by the likes of Shakespeare, Byron and Hemingway Ella Feldman Despite this historic first, the identity of the first professional English actress on stage remains a theatrical mystery Eli Wizevich ...

Let's look at ten secrets that will completely change how you see the Bard. The Elusive Lost Years […] The post 10 Fascinating Mysteries and Facts About Shakespeare's Life appeared first on Housely.

A commemorative coin featuring the image of an eye and the inscription “Big Brother is watching you” is being released to pay ...

Inspired to work with her students on a classic tale, Friday Harbor High School theater teacher Lindsey Saarie is directing ...