FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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London
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Cambridge
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Stratford
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Oxford
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Detailed explanation-1: -William Shakespeare was born at the half-timbered Tudor family home in Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564.
Detailed explanation-2: -The plague devastated Britain in 1564 and we are lucky that Shakespeare survived being born at the time. More than 200 people died in Stratford, which was around 1/6th of the population.
Detailed explanation-3: -In May 1597, Shakespeare bought the second largest house in the town, New Place, and was listed as a resident there in 1598. During the early 1600s, he bought further property in and around Stratford. His father was buried in Stratford in 1601, followed in 1608 by his mother.
Detailed explanation-4: -Stratford is a town in East London, England within the London Borough of Newham. Part of the Lower Lea Valley, Stratford is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross, and includes the localities of Maryland, East Village and the Olympic Park.