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John Shakespeare was the father of William Shakespeare and a successful businessman and politician in Stratford-upon-Avon. He married Mary Arden, a local gentry, and had eight children, including William, Gilbert, Joan and Edmund.
John Shakespeare was the father of William Shakespeare. John was probably born in the 1520s, the son of successful farmer Richard Shakespeare from Snitterfield (a village around two miles from Stratford-upon-Avon).
Learn about the life and career of John Shakespeare, the father of William Shakespeare, from his humble beginnings as a farmer to his rise as a prominent citizen of Stratford. Discover his role in the town council, his marriage, his children, his religion and his legacy.
Author of Shakespeare, Actors, and Audiences and others; editor of The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre... Professor of English Language and Literature, 1958–78; Director, Shakespeare Institute, 1961–78, University of Birmingham, England.
- Why Did Shakespeare Leave His Wife His “Second Best Bed”?
- What Did Shakespeare’s Son Die of?
- What Is The Inscription on Shakespeare’s Grave?
- Did Shakespeare Have A Coat of Arms?
- Does Shakespeare Have Descendants?
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William Shakespeare wrote in his last will and testament, dated March 25, 1616, “Item I gyve unto my wife my second best bed with the furniture” (furniture is used to refer to the curtains and bedcover which formed part of the complete bed). This was not an unusual bequest, nor was it likely to have been intended as a snub. The best bed was usually...
We don’t really know how Shakespeare’s young son Hamnet died. He had a twin sister named Judith, who lived to adulthood and married, but Hamnet died at the age of 11 and a half. Child mortality was high in the 16th century; there were no antibiotics and many childhood diseases might therefore prove fatal, such as scarlet fever, whooping cough, diph...
GOOD FREND FOR JESUS SAKE FORBEARE, TO DIGG THE DUST ENCLOASED HEARE: BLESTE BE Ye [the] MAN Yt [that] SPARES THES STONES, AND CURST BE HE Yt [that] MOVES MY BONES.
Yes, William’s father, John Shakespeare, was granted a coat of arms in 1596. It was disputed in 1602 by York Herald, Ralph Brooke, saying that the arms were too similar to existing coats of arms, and that the family was unworthy. However, the challenge was unsuccessful, as the Shakespeare coat of arms appears in later heraldic collections and on Wi...
William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway had three children. The eldest, Susanna, was baptized on May 26, 1583, and married John Hall in 1607. They had one child, Elizabeth, in 1608. Elizabeth was married twice, to Thomas Nash in 1626, and to John Bernard in 1649. However, she had no children by either husband. William and Anne also had twins, Judith ...
Learn about the biography, family, and career of William Shakespeare, the most famous playwright of the English Renaissance. Find out how he was related to John Shakespeare, his father, and other members of his family.
Learn about the life of John Shakespeare, William Shakespeare's father, through a fictional monologue. Hear how he rose from a glover to a wool merchant and an alderman, and how he supported his son's career as a playwright.
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Learn about the life and background of John Shakespeare, the father of William Shakespeare, who rose from a farmer to a prominent citizen of Stratford-upon-Avon. Find out how he was related to the Arden family, his political career, his religious beliefs, and his coat of arms.
