It explores Shakespeare's life in Elizabethan England, his upbringing in Stratford, and the historical context of his plays.

In 1623, seven years after William Shakespeare’s death ... printed the First Folio in 1623, they included 18 plays—including Macbeth, As You Like It and The Tempest—that had never been ...

After Shakespeare’s death in 1616, his plays were collected into ... the King’s Men. The First Folio — fully titled “Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories & Tragedies ...

The sale marks the first time since 1989 that the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s collected works appear at auction as a single lot.