Dec 9, 1568: John #Shakespeare issues a precept for the arrest of Richard Walker to appear in court in a lawsuit against him. #OTD

Revisiting Shakespeare: The Tragedy of “King Lear” buff.ly/XjBcBGi Edwyn Choi reviews the technical complexities and perplexing plot lines of “King Lear.” Despite controversial critiques and adaptations of this popular play, there are still intense themes Choi finds worth exploring.

Dec 8, 1542: Mary, Queen of Scots is born at Linlithgow Palace in West Lothian, Scotland. #OTD buff.ly/LRVKDjd

Old Time the clock-setter, that bald sexton Time. King John (3.2) #ShakespeareSunday

Under the shade of melancholy boughs, Lose and neglect the creeping hours of time. As You Like It (2.7) #ShakespeareSunday

That I might sleep out this great gap of time. Antony and Cleopatra (1.5) #ShakespeareSunday

Dec 7, 1595: A letter from Sir Edward Hoby invites Sir Robert Cecil to attend a private performance of Richard II at Hoby's house in Cannon Row the following Tuesday. It is the earliest mention of Richard II in performance. #OTD #Shakespeare bit.ly/3nV8nz9

Dec 6, 1421: King Henry VI of England is born at Windsor Castle. #OTD buff.ly/LHMW22c

Dec 5, 1623: Sir Edward Dering makes the first known purchase of #Shakespeare's First Folio, buying two copies. #OTD

Iambic Pentameter for Teachers and Students buff.ly/ia4FX4l If you are trying to learn more about #Shakespeare's plays, or are trying to teach others, why not watch this video and work along with the short exercises

Dec 4, 1568: John #Shakespeare, as bailiff, issues a precept requiring John Ball to appear at the next court to answer to a plea of debt brought against him by Richard Dixon. #OTD

Dec 2, 1562: Margaret #Shakespeare, second child of John and Mary Shakespeare, is baptized at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon. #OTD bit.ly/37KMEBZ

Much ado about who? The enduring appeal of Shakespeare buff.ly/8vG7yNl William #Shakespeare is having a Renaissance moment. What has caused this enduring fascination, and how do his plays resonate with modern audiences?

Dec 1, 1595: The Raigne of King Edward the Third is entered into the Stationer's Register. Since the 1990s, scholars have attributed portions of the play to #Shakespeare. #OTD buff.ly/32F4A0I

Thou art a summer bird, Which ever in the haunch of winter sings The lifting up of day. Henry IV, Part 2 (4.4) #ShakespeareSunday

Fear no more the heat o’ th’ sun, Nor the furious winter’s rages. Cymbeline (4.2) #ShakespeareSunday

Here feel we not the penalty of Adam, The seasons’ difference, as the icy fang And churlish chiding of the winter’s wind. As You Like It (2.1) #ShakespeareSunday

Nov 29, 1596: A Surrey writ on behalf of William Wayte requests "sureties of the peace" against William #Shakespeare, Francis Langley, Dorothy Soer, and Anna Lee. #OTD bit.ly/3tz2QxG

Nov 28, 1582: Two friends of the Hathaway family, Fulk Sandells and John Richardson, post a bond of £40 for the wedding of "William Shagspere and Anne Hathwey" in Stratford-upon-Avon. #OTD #Shakespeare bit.ly/2KwHi4q

The History of English Podcast - Episode 178: Much Ado About Hamlet buff.ly/A0e2UsS In this episode, host Kevin Stroud looks at the years that produced Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, and Hamlet.

Nov 27, 1582: The consistory court, Diocese of Worcester, issues a marriage license for William #Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway. #OTD bit.ly/3aFA4G6

Nov 26, 1607: King Lear is entered into the Stationer's Register in London. #OTD #Shakespeare bit.ly/2KwbqwN

Nov 25, 1566: Globe shareholder and actor John Heminges is baptized at St Peter's Church in Droitwich, Worcestorshire. #OTD #Shakespeare

'History has treated her badly': Hamnet and the 400-year-old mystery around Shakespeare's wife and son buff.ly/7REHYiw Oscar-tipped new film Hamnet imagines the home life of William and Agnes #Shakespeare–and the "soul-crushing" loss of their child. It's a powerful story that fills in many blanks.

Let us not hang like roping icicles Upon our houses' thatch. Henry V (3.5) #ShakespeareSunday

Descend to darkness and the burning lake! Henry IV, Part 2 (1.4) #ShakespeareSunday

Even to the frozen ridges of the Alps, Or any other ground inhabitable. Richard II (1.1) #ShakespeareSunday

Rob Eastaway: Shakespeare's mathematical life and times buff.ly/QkiokQ2 In this episode of Maths on the Move, Rob Eastman tells some of the many instances of maths appearing in Shakespeare's work and talks about the mathematical climate that #Shakespeare lived in.

Picturing Shakespeare buff.ly/JWEM3UY There are only two accepted representations of William #Shakespeare that are considered “official” – but could a portrait that has been hanging over a family’s mantelpiece for the last 50 years be the third?

Nov 17, 1558: Queen Mary I of England dies at the age of 42 in St. James's Palace, London. #OTD buff.ly/kY6y6b4

Learn, good soul, To think our former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this. Richard II (5.1) #ShakespeareSunday

Cannot a plain man live and think no harm, But thus his simple truth must be abused By silken, sly, insinuating Jacks? Richard III (1.3) #ShakespeareSunday

What, art thou mad? Art thou mad? Is not the truth the truth? 1 Henry IV (2.4) #ShakespeareSunday

Nov 16, 1633: The earliest recorded performance of Richard III occurs at the court of King Charles. #OTD #Shakespeare

Writers Theatre Transforms Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” Into A Foot-Tapping Musical

Nov 14, 1532: According to the chronicler Edward Hall, King Henry VIII secretly marries Anne Boleyn in Dover prior to their secret wedding the following January. #OTD buff.ly/GLzR0CH

‘I really enjoyed it’: new RSC curriculum brings Shakespeare’s works to life in UK classrooms buff.ly/NmDDsNF Starting with Macbeth, online platform using rehearsal-based teaching methods aims to transform study of the Bard.

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"Hamnet" actress Jessie Buckley on how #Shakespeare changed everything for her buff.ly/gIaxE2C CBS News Sunday Morning interviewed Jessie Buckley about her role as Shakespeare's wife in "Hamnet."

Nov 10, 1624: Henry Wriothesley, third Earl of Southampton, dies of fever in the Low Countries while commanding troops against the Spanish. #OTD

But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, All losses are restored and sorrows end. Sonnet 30 #ShakespeareSunday

And must we be divided? Must we part? Richard II (5.1) #ShakespeareSunday

Nov 9, 1389: Isabella of Valois, Queen Consort to King Richard II of England, is born in Paris. #OTD

It was my turquoise! I had it of Leah when I was a bachelor. I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys. Merchant of Venice (3.1) #ShakespeareSunday

Nov 8, 1623: William Shakespeare's First Folio is entered into the Stationer's Register in London. #OTD #Shakespeare bit.ly/38Ai8JY

Shakespeare Festival leaders outline recovery plan, emphasize stability and local engagement buff.ly/sH2xSWN During a recent Ashland library talk, Oregon #Shakespeare Festival executives detailed financial progress, leadership goals and the path to a stronger future.

Nov 6, 1558: Playwright Thomas Kyd, author of The Spanish Tragedy, is baptized in the church of St Mary Woolnoth in London. #OTD

Nov 6, 1429: King Henry VI of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey. #OTD buff.ly/NHQjfrz

Nov 5, 1605: Guy #Fawkes is arrested in the Gunpowder Plot, an attempt to blow up the House of of Lords and kill King James I. #OTD buff.ly/nykZbXP

Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter - David T. Freeman and Gregory Taylor buff.ly/2NCbPcd Why do #Shakespeare’s words have such staying power? David T. Freeman and Gregory Taylor uncover the power of iambic pentameter.