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Jul 3, 2018 · The Baird William Shakespeare is often seen as the greatest playwright in English literature. But what was life like in Shakespeare’s time in the town he was from – Stratford-upon-Avon, England? Here, Dean Hill tells us about life in 16th century Stratford.
Shakespeare's Birthplace is a restored 16th-century half-timbered house situated on Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, where it is believed that William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and spent his childhood years.
Around the sixth century their settlement was absorbed into the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom, explaining the Saxon etymology of ‘Stratford-upon-Avon’. Between 693 and 717 the first explicitly written reference to Stratford appears, naming the town as ‘Aet-Stratford the isles of the ford’.
May 13, 2024 · William Shakespeare's house, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Stratford-upon-Avon stands where a Roman road forded the River Avon (Upper Avon), and a 19th-century bridge still spans the river alongside a 15th-century arched stone bridge. The first royal charter was granted in 1553.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Shakespeare’s Birthplace (Stratord upon Avon) is a restored 16th-century half-timbered house situated in the pedestrianised Henley Street in the centre of town. John Shakespeare lived and worked in this house for fifty years.
Mar 14, 2021 · The guild had its own chapel which still stands. 16th century Stratford Upon Avon was still a small market town. It probably had a population of about 2,000 in 1564. The town slowly grew despite outbreaks of plague in 1564 and in 1645. In 1553 King Edward VI re-founded the grammar school.
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From the late 1580s, William Shakespeare started to divide his time up between Stratford-upon-Avon and London; his family and professional lives. Shakespeare’s wife and children remained in Stratford and he made most of his financial investments in his home town.
