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William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon to John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. The fourth of the Shakespeares' eight children shared a birthday with St. George, the patron saint of England.
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It was an excellent grammar school in Stratford attended by the sons of civil servants like his father. Boys typically entered the school around the age of five.
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The Bishop of Worcester issued a marriage license to "William Shagspere" and "Ann Hathwey," formalizing the marriage of 18-year-old William Shakespeare and 26-year-old Anne Hathaway.
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Shakespeare wrote Henry VI, Part One.He
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By this time Shakespeare has become a noted playwright with at least a dozen plays under his belt, including Romeo and Juliet(https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/romeo-and-juliet), A Midsummer Night's Dream(https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/midsummer-nights-dream), The Merchant of Venice, Love's Labors Lost, Richard II and Titus Andronicus.
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Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, and The Merry Wives of Windsor were performed in this wooden theatre.
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It was believed that his father's death motivated Shakespeare to write Hamlet around this time.
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Suffering from an unknown illness, William Shakespeare died on his 52nd birthday.
