Newly found documents in the National Archives show the playwright's father John was harassed by Crown informers, which may have influenced his attitude to power and classLong-forgotten documents revealing how William Shakespeare's entrepreneur father John was victimised by informers who wanted to extract money from him have been discovered in the depths of the UK's National Archives.Depicting events which are believ…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AM on September 13, 2018