Dr Leah Veronese from Oxford University's English Faculty has unearthed a rare manuscript copy of Shakespeare’s famous Sonnet 116 tucked away in a 17th-century poetry collection. This treasure was found among the papers of Elias Ashmole (1617–1692), founder of the Ashmolean Museum and a strong supporter of the monarchy during the English Civil War. This is only the second known manuscript copy of the sonnet ever discovered. Dr Veronese came across this remarkable find while researching her