Tag: Shakespeare

February 4, 2013

King Richard III: Has his Skeleton been found under a Parking Lot?

Shakespeare mocked him. The Tudors reviled him. Historians painted him as a bloodthirsty monster. But they couldn’t get rid of him. Now, almost 530 years after his death, a skeleton belonging to King Richard III has been found under a parking lot in Leicester. Here’s more from Fox News: He wore the English crown, but…

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April 10, 2012

Shakespeare’s Signature?

Nearly 400 years after his death, mystery continues to surround William Shakespeare. What did he look like? What religion did he practice? And did he really write all those plays? So many questions, so few answers. The Mysterious Shakespeare Signature? Recently, scholars at The Lazarus Project discovered a bit of writing in an old legal text…

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