Although no attendance records for the period survive, biographers agree that Shakespeare was probably educated at the King's New School in Stratford, a free school chartered in 1553, about a quarter-mile from his home.

His actual date of birth remains unknown, but is traditionally observed on 23rd April, Saint George's Day. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and baptised there on 26th April 1564. William Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover originally from Snitterfield, and Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning farmer. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive, and there has been considerable speculation about matters as wide ranging as his physical appearance, sexuality and religious beliefs.

Referred to as England's national poet, and the 'Bard of Avon', his extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, (some with unconfirmed authorship). His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. William Shakespeare, as any reader of this book will presumably know, was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language - and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. TO THE MEMORY OF MY BELOVED THE AUTHOR, MR. The express permission of the publisher in writingīritish Library Cataloguing-in-Publication DataĪ catalogue record for this book is available This edition is published by Classic Books Library By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE KING HENRY THE SIXTH THE Second PART A History

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