Shakespeare’s biography

William Shakespeare, surely the world's most performed and admired playwright, was born in April, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, about 100 miles northwest of London. According to the records of Stratford's Holy Trinity Church, he was baptized on April 26. As with most sixteenth century births, the actual day is not recorded. It was customary to baptize infants within days of birth. Shakespeare died 52 years later on April 23, so it has become traditional to assign the birth day of England’s most famous poet to April 23.
Shakespeare's parents were John and Mary Shakespeare, who lived in Henley Street, Stratford. John was a whittawer (a maker, worker and seller of leather goods such as purses, belts and gloves) and a dealer in agricultural commodities. He was a solid, middle class citizen at the time of William's birth, and a man on the rise. He served in Stratford government successively as a member of the Council (1557), constable (1558), chamberlain (1561), alderman (1565) and finally high bailiff (1568)--the equivalent of town mayor. About 1577 John Shakespeare's fortunes began to decline for unknown reasons. There are records of debts.
Mary had in all eight children with John Shakespeare. William was the third child and the first son.
In the sixteenth century Stratford-upon-Avon was an important agricultural center and market town. The building in Henley Street known today as the "birthplace" was at the time of Shakespeare's birth actually two adjacent buildings that John Shakespeare purchased at different times.
The "birth room" was not "identified" until the 18th century when the Shakespeare tourism industry was in its infancy. Any claims to detailed information about Shakespeare's birth are certainly speculative at best.
Records for the Stratford grammar school from the time Shakespeare would have attended have been lost, but he undoubtedly did attend since the school was built and...

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