This work has been recovered and edited to reach a more modern audience.
Confession or myth? “How Shakespeare’s Skull Was Stolen and Found” was written circa 1794 in the Argosy magazine. Widely thought to be a short tale of fiction about robbing the grave of the Bard during an era where grave-robbing of the famous was a popular trend. Ideas of examining the remains of the famous were thought to reveal hidden secrets to success.
During the twenty-first century, scientists examined the grave of William Shakespeare using non-ground penetrative radar systems to reveal this work of fiction may have some truth to the matter.
This is the first of two parts which explains in great detail how the skull was taken from the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford, and the plans to sell the skull thereafter.
Confession or myth? “How Shakespeare’s Skull Was Stolen and Found” was written circa 1794 in the Argosy magazine. Widely thought to be a short tale of fiction about robbing the grave of the Bard during an era where grave-robbing of the famous was a popular trend. Ideas of examining the remains of the famous were thought to reveal hidden secrets to success.
During the twenty-first century, scientists examined the grave of William Shakespeare using non-ground penetrative radar systems to reveal this work of fiction may have some truth to the matter.
This is the first of two parts which explains in great detail how the skull was taken from the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford, and the plans to sell the skull thereafter.
