Assuming he was born on April 23 (although we only have a record of the date of his baptism, April 26, not his actual birth), he shares his birthday with, among millions of others, Tim McVeigh, the...
It has been claimed that Shakespeare was really Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe and The Earl of Oxford so why not ask whether he was really the king? The answer is of course "no, he is not"....
John Shakespeare (c. 1531 - September 1601) was the father of William Shakespeare. He was a glover. John Shakespeare was a successful and well connected man during the early part of his career. He...
It is very unlikely that the Queen of England had the time to write so many plays and poems. William also acted in person at the Globe when women were not allowed on the stage.