ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Holy Trinity Church – William Shakespeare was born in Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 on St. George’s day (23rd April) and died on the same day in 1616 (although no records were kept in those days). He was both baptised and buried inside the Holy Trinity Church and is a popular with visitors to Stratford.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shakespeare is buried just below the altar in the Chancel of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was unusual for anyone to be buried inside the church (rather than in the surrounding graveyard), and Shakespeare managed this by buying a tithe deed for £440 which gave him the right to have a grave in the chancel of the church, to have his final resting place alongside other family members.

Detailed explanation-4: -Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, where William Shakespeare was baptized, worshipped and is buried, is one of England’s most beautiful parish churches. We are delighted to welcome the thousands of visitors who come each year to view his final resting place.

Detailed explanation-5: -William Shakespeare, poet and playwright, was baptised in Holy Trinity on 26 April 1564 and was buried there on 25 April 1616. The church still possesses the original Elizabethan register giving details of his baptism and burial, though it is kept by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust for safekeeping.