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William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare ( c. 23 [a] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [b] was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. [4] [5] [6] He is often called England's national poet and the " Bard of Avon " (or simply "the Bard").
William’s father, John Shakespeare (1531-1601), was the son of Richard Shakespeare, a farmer from the village of Snitterfield, five miles from Stratford. John Shakespeare was ambitious; at the age of 20, not content with a life of farming he moved to the urban centre of Stratford. Four years later he married Mary Arden (1537-1608). It is ...
Shakespeare's father, John, came to Stratford from Snitterfield before 1532 as an apprentice glover and tanner of leathers. John Shakespeare prospered and began to deal in farm products and wool. It is recorded that he bought a house in 1552 (the date that he first appears in the town records), and bought more property in 1556.
Apr 26, 2022 · John Shakespeare (c. 1531 – 7 September 1601) was the father of William Shakespeare. He was the son of Richard Shakespeare of Snitterfield, a farmer. He moved to Stratford-upon-Avon and married Mary Arden, with whom he had eight children, five of whom survived into adulthood.
Sep 13, 2018 · “So John Shakespeare fell victim to a perfectly legal kind of persecution, which ruined his business through the 1570s, and William grew to adulthood in a household where his father had fallen ...
Feb 23, 2024 · The 1552 document records that John Shakespeare and two associates paid 12d (a shilling) for a midden heap or “mukhyll”. View image in fullscreen John Shakespeare’s midden heap ‘fine’ is ...
Nov 27, 2018 · Like most of Shakespeare’s history plays, King John presents a struggle for the English crown. The struggle this time, however, is strikingly cold-blooded and brutal. John, the younger brother of the late Richard I, is the king, and a savage one. His opponent is a boy, his nephew Arthur, supported by the King of France and the Duke of Austria.
