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    History Stratford Upon Avon is the birthplace and resting place for William Shakespeare. The town was created in 1196. That makes Stratford Upon Avon over 800 years old. It was founded by the Saxons when they invaded what is now warwickshire. In 1196 King Richard allowed the town to host weekly markets. Allowing them to hold markets brought a lot of visitors in the town. People realized how nice of a town it was. The town also got money through that and were able to expand the town and build more

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    through his writings of sonnets, poems, and dramas. The second source is data records. Through these sources, the life of Shakespeare can be told about his early life, middle life, and legacy. Shakespeare’s early life was spent in Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK. He was said to be born on April 23, 1564 and was the third child of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden ("Birth and Death of William Shakespeare Celebrated"). His birthday is widely speculated, because in the era of Shakespeare,

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    Shakespeare they believe he was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom and baptized in a church called Holy Trinity Church on April 26, 1564. People are not as sure that Shakespeare was actually baptized there, but that was the only William Shakespeare they had on their records. Shakespeare was a great poet, playwright in that century the 16th century. Where William had attended school was at King’s New School, in Stratford in this school they taught reading, writing, and the classics

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    1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon,England.He was raised in Stratford-upon-Avon along with eight siblings (who tragically died during infancy) and his mother (Mary Aden) and father (John Shakespeare).William was born English and was born into the era of the Renaissance and Early Modern.His father,John Shakespeare, owned a shop which made gloves.His mother,Mary Aden,was a farmer’s daughter.John was soon enough an alderman (council) then was elected bailiff (mayor) which was the highest honor a Stratford resident

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    William Shakespeare was born on (or around the time of) April 23, 1564 and he lived in Stratford Upon- Avon, England. His parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Shakespeare. He lived with 5 siblings, three brothers and two sisters. William was the oldest in his house, he would have been the third oldest if his first two sisters didn’t die as babies. His family would have had 9 people in the same house, but with both of the sister’s deaths he had 7 people within his house. William’s father worked

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    Shakespeare wrote some of the best plays throughout time. William Shakespeare’s exact birthdate is unknown, but he was born and baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, England on April 26, 1564. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. His father died in 1601, he left Shakespeare with only a little real estate. On the other hand, his mother died September 1608 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Shakespeare was the first child of three and the oldest of John and Mary’s. Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in 1582.

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    Rudiments Shakespeare Homework Project. Timeline of William Shakespeare: Apr 23, 1564. William Shakespeare is born in Stratford upon Avon. Apr 26, 1564. He was Baptised in The Holy Trinity Church in Stratford upon Avon. 1569. Shakespeare enters King's New School, An exceptional Grammar school which was attended by people like his father. Nov 28, 1582 The Bishop of Worcester gives a marriage license to William, who was 18 at the time and his wife Anne Hathaway, who was 8 years older than

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    Shakespeare’s daughter Susanna. A few years later, in 1585, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway had twins: a daughter named Judith Shakespeare and a son named Hamnet Shakespeare. Hamnet Shakespeare died at age eleven in 1596. Susanna Shakespeare married a Stratford doctor named John Hall. In 1608, Susanna Shakespeare and John Hall had their first Gustafson 3 child: a daughter named Elizabeth Hall (William

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    continues to impact us today-------------------------------------------- Shakespeare was born around April 23rd, 1564. There is no way for us to know his birth date for sure, but there is evidence that he was baptized on April 26th, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. William’s

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    William Shakespeare was born in April 23, 1564 (Benson 138), and baptized April 26. 1564. He died on April 23, 1616 (Benson). He was born in Stanford-upon-Avon, UK. Shakespeare was a writer, English poet, playwright and actor, he was a very influential man. We still read his books and react his plays. Shakespeare was forced to marry his wife Anne, they got married when he was 18 and she was 36, they were 18 years apart. There first child was born 6 months after they got married. When Shakespeare

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