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William Shakespeare (c. 23 [a] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [b] was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. [3] [4] [5] He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard").
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. The Chandos portrait, believed to be Shakespeare, held in the National Portrait Gallery, London William Shakespeare was an actor, playwright, poet, and theatre entrepreneur in London during the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean eras. He was baptised on 26 April 1564 [a] in Stratford ...
In his will William Clopton I (d. 29 May 1521) granted his wife, Rose (d. 17 August 1525) [4] a life interest in the property, with the reversion after her death to his son, William Clopton II. When John Leyland visited in 1540, he described New Place as a " praty house of Bricke and tymbre wherm he (ie Hugh Clopton) lived in his latter dayes ...
Shocking TV Exits Through the Years Read article The Monday, February 13, season 5 episode, titled “Time,” saw Taye Diggs’ Billy Baker die by re-entering a bus after an accident to save the ...
All American Boys, published in 2016 by Atheneum, is a young adult novel written by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. [1] The book tells the story of two teenage boys, Rashad Butler and Quinn Collins, as they handle racism and police brutality in their community. [ 2 ]
The Wadlow portrait Believed to be a portrait of William Shakespeare painted in 1595. [20] It was bought in the late 1960s by Peter Wadlow from a firm of picture restorers and art dealers called Pryse Hughes. [21] Peter Wadlow was told that it was painted in 1595. The painting has the number 31 at the top left. William Shakespeare was 31 in ...
Many beloved romance-focused movies have taken inspiration from the Bard himself: William Shakespeare. 10 Things I Hate About You, the 1999 cult classic that starred Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger ...
William Shakespeare's last will and testament was signed on 25 March 1616, just under a month before his death. [ a ] The document has been studied for details of his personal life, for his opinions, and for his attitudes towards his two daughters, Susanna and Judith , and their respective husbands, John Hall and Thomas Quiney .