ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Shakespeare lived from 1567 to 1616. Scholars and historians often refer to him being a part of the Elizabethan Era, the period of English history during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, which lasted from 1558-1603, and was itself part of the larger Tudor Period.

Detailed explanation-2: -But the town’s most celebrated landmark is the 16th-century half-timbered house where William Shakespeare was born in 1564, and where he lived until his mid-twenties.

Detailed explanation-3: -William Shakespeare was baptised on 26 April 1564 at Holy Trinity in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Traditionally his birthday is celebrated three days earlier, on 23 April, St George’s Day.