A timeline showing an imagined day in the life of William Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon circa 1604. Made in association with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Why was Shakespeare so special?

William Shakespeare: The life and legacy of England’s bard. documentWilliam Shakespeare: The life and legacy of England’s bard A timeline of Shakespeare's life. Much about the playwright is a ...

William Shakespeare: The life and legacy of England’s bard. documentWilliam Shakespeare: The life and legacy of England’s bard A timeline of Shakespeare's life. Much about the playwright is a ...

The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a local farmer, on November 28, 1582. She was eight years older than him and ...

William Shakespeare: Well… Female presenter: No one knows the exact details of Shakespeare’s life because no one really wrote anything about people back then; unless you were a king or something.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREWell… FEMALE PRESENTERNo-one knows the exact details of Shakespeare’s life becauseno-one really wrote anything about people back then; unless youwere a King or something.