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William Shakespeare Statue in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary

William Shakespeare Statue in Budapest

How did an Australian statue of the Bard of Avon end up in the Hungarian capital?
List

History Tour: Shakespeare's World of Mysteries

Explore the life of the Bard through 8 curious places.
Jonathan Carey April 21, 2020
The Manningtree Ox
Manningtree, England

The Manningtree Ox

This sculpture pays homage to Shakespeare and his reference to a Manningtree tradition.
Juliet's sarcophagus.
Verona, Italy

'Juliet's Tomb'

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.
Entrance to the garden.
San Francisco, California

Shakespeare Garden

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.
Stratford Glockenspiel
Stratford, New Zealand

Stratford Glockenspiel Clock Tower

This mechanical clock performs "Romeo and Juliet" in a Shakespeare-themed New Zealand town.
The Gnome gnows!!
Silverado, California

Modjeska Shakespeare

This 75-year-old Shakespearean sculpture is painted by a local artist for every season.
Northwestern University Shakespeare Garden.
Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University Shakespeare Garden

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.
In <em>The Taming of the Shrew</em>, Petruchio sends plates flying at dinner.
food

In Shakespeare, Food References Are a Window to the Soul

Decoding a character's anger over roast mutton.
Leigh Chavez-Bush December 10, 2018
"Titania and Bottom" by Henry Fuseli.
London, England

'Titania and Bottom'

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.
Posset pot, London, England, probably 1661.
Gastro Obscura

Posset

Consisting of spiced, curdled milk and lots of alcohol, this boozy bedtime drink dates back to the Middle Ages.
Coventry, England

Caludon Castle Ruins

This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.
The Droeshout portrait of William Shakespeare.
literature

How Anti-Plagiarism Software Led Scholars to a New Shakespeare Source Text

A thoroughly modern literary excavation.
Natasha Frost February 12, 2018
Medlars' shapes once inspired a lot of jokes.
Gastro Obscura

Medlars

The anus-shaped fruit tastes like cinnamon applesauce.
The fruit that launched a thousand jokes.
food

The Forgotten Fruit That Looks Like an Anus

Medlars' shapes once inspired a lot of jokes.
Anne Ewbank January 16, 2018
A rendering of the Container Globe in action.
architecture

Staging Shakespeare in Shipping Containers

The "Container Globe" project wants to use modern materials to bring back some of the Bard's 17th-century zing.
Cara Giaimo October 24, 2017
An undated photograph of Aldridge as Othello (cropped).
culture

The 19th-Century African-American Actor Who Conquered Europe

And why you might never have heard of Ira Aldridge.
Natasha Frost August 7, 2017
shakespeare

Found: Evidence of Shakespeare’s Bold Social Climbing

He really wanted that coat of arms.
Sarah Laskow June 30, 2016