How Did Shakespeare Die?

No one knows how Shakespeare died but a diary from a Stratford vicar holds clues. More

Shakespeare’s death is a mystery. It’s been speculated that he died of syphilis or was even murdered. Helen explores the theory that comes from a diary written by a Stratford Vicar 50 years after Shakespeare's death. It tells of Shakespeare going out drinking with his writing friends and then dying of a fever shortly afterward.

AIR DATE 4/18/16