Shakespeare’s parents had been Catholics, and the tension between the new and old religions can be seen in much of his work. William’s father, John Shakespeare, was a member of the borough ...

John, the illegitimate King of England, goes to war with France, who backs the rightful heir to England's throne, Arthur. The two armies meet outside the town of Angiers, and both campaign ...

By 1596 Shakespeare’s father, John had been granted a coat of arms and it’s probable that Shakespeare had commissioned them, paying the fees himself. A year later he bought New Place ...

Theatre director John Barton, a co-founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), has died aged 89. Working with the company since its beginnings in 1960, Barton directed more than 50 works ...

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, in April 1564. His parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, who bought a house on Henley Street–which is now known as ...

The Two Noble Kinsmen, written by Shakespeare with John Fletcher, was found by a researcher investigating the work of the Scots economist Adam Smith. The 1634 printing could be the oldest ...

English-American actor John Douglas Thompson is travelling to ... again, with the Royal Shakespeare Company last year, and now to play Shylock in Edinburgh in a remount of Brooklyn-based company ...

John Wayne had an absolute monopoly over the ... as the 1963 adventure film took inspiration from the works of William ...