Eric Williams

1 day ago | independent.co.uk | Eric Williams

Matthew Steggle, a professor of early modern English, analysed a fragment of the 17th century letter. Eric WilliamsWilliam Shakespeare may not have abandoned his wife, a previously “ignored” 17th century letter has revealed, undermining a centuries-old consensus among scholars. For more than 200 years, it has been assumed that the playwright had an unhappy relationship with his wife, Anne Hathaway, and that he left her in Stratford-upon-Avon to pursue a writing career in London.

3 days ago | msn.com | Eric Williams

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3 days ago | independent.co.uk | Eric Williams

Crowds gathered after the Vatican announced Pope Francis’s death on Easter Monday. Crowds of mourners gathered at Westminster Cathedral in central London to pay tribute to Pope Francis, after his death was announced by the Vatican on Monday morning. Father Patrick van der Vorst led a morning service addressing the Pope’s “symbolic” passing on Easter Monday. Mourners entered, filing past a commemorative display lined with candles around a photo of the late pontiff.

1 week ago | msn.com | Eric Williams |Deborah Hall

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1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Eric Williams

Victims of the Horizon scandal are among those who will receive honours on Wednesday. Eric WilliamsSubpostmaster campaigners Lee Castleton, Seema Misra and Chris Head will be made OBEs by the Princess Royal at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday afternoon.