Groundbreaking Technology Shows What Historical Figures Really Looked Like

The Real Shakespeare

Shakespeare transformed the English language and established the Globe Theater—impressive feats for the son of an English farmer. In 2010, Dr. Caroline WIlkinson used a computer to scan the interior of Shakespeare's death mask, which she then used to create a 3D image of what he would have looked like on the day of his death, April 23, 1616.

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