We have been told that his marriage to an older woman was an unhappy one, that Shakespeare’s bequest to his wife of a “second-best bed” confirms how “little he esteemed her,” and that ...

Shakespeare’s lawyer friend, Francis Collins, drew up Shakespeare’s will, the latest draft of which inserts a bequest to Anne Shakespeare of the ‘second best bed with the furniture’ (that ...

When William Shakespeare died he famously left his wife Anne only one thing: their 'second best bed'. But new infra-red analysis on Will's will claims this was far from a snub, but an act of love ...

In his last will and testament of 1616, William Shakespeare makes a single reference to `Second Best Bed' mirrors best of Shakespeares Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

Shakespeare is everywhere. We've read his plays in high school, we've watch West Side Story alone in bed late at night, and we've suffered through our friends' experimental productions of Macbeth ...

Epitaph on William Shakespeare's grave Dean Conger William Shakespeare has never really been at peace. Since the Bard’s death in 1616, people have squabbled about his true identity, the meaning ...

Why are the plays of William Shakespeare still so popular 400 years after his death? "Sunday Morning" talks with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd and actor Patrick Page about the Bard's enduring ...

In his will, Shakespeare left Anne his "second best bed". This is widely thought to be a slight but, in fact, the second best bed in most households was the marital bed ...