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There are no contemporary accounts of Shakespeare’s death, though he made his will a month before he died, in which he says he is in “perfect health”.
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There is no record of Shakespeare’s birth, but his christening is recorded.He was born during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, who had recently converted England to Protestantism.
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Details of Shakespeare’s schooling are unknown. It is likely that he began his education at the age of six or seven.
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Shakespeare married the 26-year-old Anne Hathaway, in 1582 when he was 18. She was already three months pregnant with their first child.
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Drama in Elizabethan theatre shifted from the religious to the secular and companies of players formed to entertain the public under the patronage of noblemen.
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William is thought to have revived his father’s lapsed application for a family coat of arms in 1596.
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His work attracted royal attention; he acted in several performances before Queen Elizabeth I. Some academics suggest that his history plays were supportive of Elizabeth’s claim to the throne. Others suggest Richard II criticised her as it describes the overthrowing of a monarch.
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This made him even wealthier. He invested in property in Stratford and London, and records of his purchases survive. In 1597 he bought the second biggest house in Stratford for his family, as well as 107 acres of farmland and a cottage. Later, he bought property to let in London, showing his business acumen.
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Royal patronage Shakespeare's published 154 sonnets which explored themes of love, sex and beauty. He probably started them in 1592 when the plague closed the theatres.
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Shakespeare published 154 sonnets which explored themes of love, sex and beauty. He probably started them in 1592 when the plague closed the theatres.
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Shakespeare writes his last play. The two noble Kisn was posibly the lasr play Shakespeare worked on. He wrote it with a collaborato, John Flecher.