William’s father, John Shakespeare, was a member of the borough ... At some point Shakespeare went to London, leaving his family in Stratford, and established himself as a playwright and actor.

FOR half a century, an unassuming portrait sat in the corner of the Wadlow family home in Aylesbury. It wasn’t particularly ...

In 1757, nearly 150 years after William Shakespeare’s death, a pamphlet was found in the rafters of his childhood home. Handwritten and signed by a ‘J. Shakespeare,’ the document was a ...

On March 30, 2025, Ramona Sarsgaard, 18, attended the Broadway opening night of William Shakespeare's Othello. The family was ...

Female presenter: So… William Shakespeare: Two tickets to Stratford. Female presenter: Seriously, forget it. We know his family was well off and that he was well educated; and that he got ...

By the time he reappears again, mentioned in a London pamphlet, Shakespeare has made his way to London without his family and is already working in the theatre. Having gained recognition as an ...

William Shakespeare grew up in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. His family were rich so he went to a good school and grew up to be a playwright. He wrote different types of plays ...