Learn all the basics about the life of Warwickshire's most famous and loved playwright, from his birth right through to his death. Shakespeare literally invented 1,700 words in the English language.

Who was William Shakespeare, really? What was he like as a person? George Bernard Shaw once quipped that “everything we know about Shakespeare can be got into a half-hour sketch,” but if you limit ...

Shakespeare: The Biography, by Peter Ackroyd, is published in hardback by Chatto & Windus, priced £25. Available now. WILLIAM Shakespeare and Posh Spice may not have a great deal in common. But Peter ...