William’s father, John Shakespeare, was a member of the borough council of Stratford-upon-Avon. William was the third of eight children, though his two elder siblings did not survive childhood.

The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage ... She was eight years older than him and their first child, Susanna, was born six months after their wedding.

Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III ... “Woe to the land that’s govern’d by a child,” the citizen further warned. Beyond hiring murderers to kill his ...

The illustrated book features edited versions of all 36 plays of William Shakespeare’s First Folio A children's edition of William Shakespeare's First Folio has been published to celebrate the ...