These slights have been fueled by basic misconceptions about Shakespeare’s childhood and life. Born in 1564, his father was not an illiterate butcher as is often reported, ...

Learn all the basics about the life of Warwickshire's most famous and loved playwright, from his birth right through to his death. Shakespeare literally invented 1,700 words in the English ...

Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, where he married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18, had three children with her and left town — only returning for good late in life.

A Life After Life For Shakespeare. This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will ...

In Shakespeare’s Life Story, Not All Is True. In Fact, Much Is Invented. A new film by Kenneth Branagh is a textbook case of how portraitists of the bard spin a paucity of fact into fairy tale ...