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1564 – 1616 · Stratford-upon-Avon
William Shakespeare
A glover's son from Stratford who taught the English language to feel.
Born Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
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William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town in England. His father made and sold gloves, so William grew up in a working trade household rather than among the elite. William married Anne Hathaway, a local woman, when he was eighteen, and they had three children. Then he left for London, where the theatre was booming.
Books on the Atlas
- Romeo and Juliet 1590s
- Macbeth c. 1606
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