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History Tour: Shakespeare's World of Mysteries

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

The Manningtree Ox

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

'Juliet's Tomb'

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

Shakespeare Garden

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

Stratford Glockenspiel Clock Tower

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

Modjeska Shakespeare

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

Northwestern University Shakespeare Garden

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.
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
London, England

'Titania and Bottom'

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.
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.
literature

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

A thoroughly modern literary excavation.
Natasha Frost February 12, 2018
Gastro Obscura

Medlars

The anus-shaped fruit tastes like cinnamon applesauce.
food

The Forgotten Fruit That Looks Like an Anus

Medlars' shapes once inspired a lot of jokes.
Anne Ewbank January 16, 2018
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
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
Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Iona Abbey

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.