In the letter, which was preserved by accident in the binding of a book in Hereford, it is alleged that Shakespeare is withholding money from an orphan boy named John Butts, with the letter asking Mrs ...

By the time he reappears again, mentioned in a London pamphlet, Shakespeare has made his way to London without his family and is already working in the theatre. Having gained recognition as an ...

only William and Anne are likely to have lived in that area. "It at least doubles the number of letters known to be addressed to or sent from Shakespeare and his family," Prof Steggle said.

Shakespeare is England ... of Henry VI and Richard III by this point. William is thought to have revived his father’s lapsed application for a family coat of arms in 1596.

The Bard's early years, as told by Greg Jenner in Homeschool History. 1. His dad was a beer taster and a glove maker Shakesbeer: William's dad was a part-time beer taster William was born in April ...