Portraits of historic figures such as Elizabeth 1, Mary, Queen of Scots, Sir Walter Raleigh and William Shakespeare were among the 69 works of art 'deinstalled' from the Government Art Collection ...

Their research concluded further that "colonial inculcation" spread European ideas about art and used Shakespeare as a symbol of "British cultural superiority" and "Anglo-cultural supremacy." ...

Bard bashing has become something of a national sport, says Robert McCrum, and the latest attempt to rewrite the legacy of our most successful playwright shows a profound misunderstanding of who or wh ...

Theatrical art like Shakespeare’s also leads us away from the fatuous life goal of the endless accumulation of wealth. In King Lear, Shakespeare shows us how money-making can become divorced ...

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust ... genius and that establishing his works as a foundation for high art reinforces “Anglo-cultural supremacy.” According to a research project sponsored ...

Art experts are divided on whether this is a genuine contemporary portrait of Shakespeare Window cleaner Steven Wadlow has spent more than a decade trying to prove he is in possession of a ...

Shakespeare was a social entrepreneur and entertainer in a world riven by crises, and much can be learned from bringing him ...