Peggy Mcglone The Washington Post

Justin Philip was back in line for the second time that day, waiting for another chance to snap a selfie with Kehinde Wiley's portrait of Barack Obama.

Days after arriving in London in 1603, King James I issues a warrant naming Shakespeare's acting troupe The King's Men. A law student summarizes his favorite plot device from "Twelfth Night" in a diary entry from 1602. A vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon describes Shakespeare as "a natural wit without any art at all," and an early critic calls him an "u...

Justin Philip was back in line for the second time that day, waiting for another chance to snap a selfie with Kehinde Wiley's portrait of Barack Obama.

Days after arriving in London in 1603, King James I issues a warrant naming Shakespeare's acting troupe The King's Men. A law student summarizes his favorite plot device from "Twelfth Night" in a diary entry from 1602. A vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon describes Shakespeare as "a natural wit without any art at all," and an early critic calls him an "u...