Dec 8, 1542: Mary, Queen of Scots is born at Linlithgow Palace in West Lothian, Scotland. #OTD https://t.co/eQBulZpdTb

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 https://t.co/SXzCF9lAW5

Dec 6, 1421: King Henry VI of England is born at Windsor Castle. #OTD https://t.co/0mj6IlYLu5

Dec 5, 1623: Sir Edward Dering makes the first known purchase of #Shakespeare's First Folio, buying two copies. #OTD https://t.co/YowPOjKPBK

Iambic Pentameter for Teachers and Students https://t.co/7JNo9si6Ya 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 https://t.co/G9YX3IMMaQ

Dec 2, 1562: Margaret #Shakespeare, second child of John and Mary Shakespeare, is baptized at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon. #OTD https://t.co/dqpjjmlZFV

Much ado about who? The enduring appeal of Shakespeare https://t.co/6oXHUZl0Lh 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 https://t.co/5TI54xGsGj

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 https://t.co/vXrfR5OhxU

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 https://t.co/wIPuVvq6qA

The History of English Podcast - Episode 178: Much Ado About Hamlet https://t.co/FSx0h6NKbl 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 https://t.co/q5vRJYbXmz

Nov 26, 1607: King Lear is entered into the Stationer's Register in London. #OTD #Shakespeare https://t.co/Bq2wgTicdC