New Year’s Day, January 1, is the first officially recognized federal holiday on the calendar in America. In 1870, Congress ...

A new study has provided seemingly conclusive evidence that the ancient Britons really were Celts, settling a long-standing ...

INDIA, Nov. 26 -- The life of William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon is often discussed in terms of his plays and sonnets ...

Dutch historian, leadership scholar and executive coach, examines how Julius Caesar’s downfall reveals a timeless truth about power: even the most capable leaders ...

Oscar-tipped new film Hamnet imagines the home life of William and Agnes Shakespeare – and the "soul-crushing" loss of their ...

Folger Theatre Announces the Plays and Playwrights for the Fourth Annual Reading Room Festival This year's staged readings expand into more genres, including plays with music and theater for young ...

Other Roman emperors met far more bloody ends than the cheese-loving Antoninus. Nero committed suicide; Galba was murdered by ...

English National Opera has released new production photos for PARTENOPE, returning to the London Coliseum from 20 November to ...

A rare 1623 edition of William Shakespeare’s 'First Folio', printed in London by Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, will be ...

Printed in London in 1623 by Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, the First Folio was the first collected edition of ...

The last few years have seen a stark increase in political violence. Most recently, the conservative activist and speaker ...

Scholars, collectors, and lovers of English literature will have the rare opportunity to view – and for interested ...