The year 1606 was productive for William Shakespeare — and terrible for England. Shakespeare wrote three of his most enduring plays, King Lear ... speaks with scholar James Shapiro, who ...

But, as James Shapiro explores in his informative and exciting new book, 1606 was a significant, epoch-defining time that formed the background to two of Shakespeare greatest tragedies ...

Loyal Macbeth knows that Banquo is loyal to King Duncan. He does not involve him in his plot to murder the king. In Shakespeare’s time, many people believed that witches were real. King James I ...

As well as belonging to its pool of actors and playwrights, Shakespeare was one of the managing partners of the Lord Chamberlain's Company (renamed the King's Company when James succeeded to the ...