According to University of Bristol Professor Matthew Steggle, the letter writer accuses Shakespeare of withholding money from an orphaned boy named John Butts and requests that Hathaway pay him ...

William Shakespeare’s marriage to Anne Hathaway may have been happier than previously thought, according to new research.

Shakespeare may not have abandoned wife, previously ‘ignored’ letter reveals - Matthew Steggle, a professor of early modern English, analysed a fragment of the 17th century letter.

The relationship between William Shakespeare and his wife Anne Hathaway may have been happier than previously thought, according to new research. For more than 200 years it has been believed that ...

A 400-year-old Shakespeare mystery has gotten a major shake-up. In a paper published in the journal Shakespeare on April 24 — the day after the Bard’s 461st birthday, if you happened to have ...

However, examination of a fragment of a letter, which is addressed to "good Mrs Shakespeare", appears to show they did live together in central London between 1600-1610.