Person of the Month
William Shakespeare
Life Story
The true identity of the man who wrote or contributed to as many as 40 plays, as well as composing two narrative poems and the sonnets whose words have inspired generations of lovers, has been queried, but the brilliance of the writer chosen as the British Man of the Millennium can never be questioned.
Read William's Life StoryFollowing in the Footsteps
Very little is known about Shakespeare’s day-to-day movements, so we have selected some of the more interesting locations of his history plays for consideration.
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