biography

Explore William Shakespeare’s life, from his early years in Stratford to his career in the London theatre and lasting literary legacy.

Discover the poets and playwrights who shaped Shakespeare’s world — Marlowe, Jonson, Spenser, Sidney, Donne, and others of the English Renaissance.

The life, works, and legacy of William Shakespeare — from Stratford origins to the Globe and the First Folio.

Shakespeare’s Later Life and Death