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Stratford upon Avon
Because Ben Jonson called him that. The River Avon flows through Stratford, Shakespeare's home town.
Stratford was a small, moderately prosperous country town in Shakespeare's day.
He was looking for work, probably. He didn't think it was important to share this information with posterity.
Towards the end of his career, William Shakespeare bought New Place, described as the second largest house in his home town of Stratford-upon-Avon, in England.
Stratford upon Avon
Shakespeare spent his childhood in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, in Wiltshire, which is the town he was born in and died in, but not the one he became famous in. When Shakespeare was a baby, there was an outbreak of plague in Stratford but he didn't get it.
Because Ben Jonson called him that. The River Avon flows through Stratford, Shakespeare's home town.
Sometime between the age of 21 and 26. We have no way of knowing exactly.
Stratford was a small, moderately prosperous country town in Shakespeare's day.
That is often called exile or banishment, where an individual is forced to leave their home or town and is not allowed to return.
He was looking for work, probably. He didn't think it was important to share this information with posterity.
Towards the end of his career, William Shakespeare bought New Place, described as the second largest house in his home town of Stratford-upon-Avon, in England.
William Shakespeare never left England at any time.
What position did Shakespeare's father held in their town?
The Town of No Return was created on 1965-09-28.
The Avon river runs through his home town of Stratford. "Bard" is another word for poet.