Happy Birthday William Shakespeare
Date of Birth 23 April 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Kingdom of England [now England, UK]
Date of Death 23 April 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Kingdom of England [now England, UK]
William Shakespeare’s birthdate is assumed from his baptism on April 25. His father John was the son of a farmer who became a successful tradesman; his mother Mary Arden was gentry. He studied Latin works at Stratford Grammar School, leaving at about age 15. About this time his father suffered an unknown financial setback, though the family home remained in his possession.
An affair with Anne Hathaway, eight years his senior and a nearby farmer’s daughter, led to pregnancy and a hasty marriage late in 1582. Susanna was born in May of 1583, twins Hamnet and Judith in January of 1585.
By 1592 he was an established actor and playwright in London though his “career path” afterward (fugitive?…
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