In Shakespeare's time, the powers of evil were thought to be absolutely real; to most people Hell was ... led by King James I himself who published a book on the subject called Demonology.

Ava Reid’s historical fiction novel 'Lady Macbeth' takes aim at the unjust and violent treatment of women throughout history.

For his 10th opera, Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi adapted Shakespeare’s epic tragedy “Macbeth” to produce ... from historian Raphael Holinshed’s book “Chronicles” — Verdi was ...