According to Vanessa Thorpe, in an article for The Guardian, "A code-breaking book which aims to change the image of William Shakespeare and reveal him as a subversive who embedded dangerous political messages in his work is to be published in Britain." Read more about it, and then be sure to take the Brush up on Your Shakespeare--Quiz. Also, to get some background, take a look at this profile of William Shakespeare, along with Matthew Arnold's Shakespeare. Then, take a look at more details on Shakespeare, from the Biographical Dictionary of English Literature.