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Poaching. But just about everyone nowadays thinks that story is bogus. The court records are surprisingly complete from that era and Shakespeare's name is not in them (his father's and daughter's names are in the record for being convicted of offences, not his). The poaching story was made up hundreds of years after Shakespeare's death to explain why he left Stratford and went to London by romantic people who couldn't stand the idea that he left to look for a job.

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When and why did William Shakespeare die?

He died on April 23, 1616. There is an account which says he caught a fever after spending the night drinking with his fellow playwrights Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton. It might be true.


Why was William Shakespeare get kicked out of stratford?

It's far from clear that he was "kicked out" at all. Most likely he left of his own volition, looking for a better job. There is an old story that he left town because he had been caught poaching but that is now discredited.


Did Shakespeare get caught poaching?

There are three 17th century accounts of Shakespeare poaching on the estate of Thomas Lucy. Thomas Caryle refers to it in his book, LECTURES ON HEROES. There is no sound proof that the stories are true.


What halted Shakespeare's theatre performances?

On June 29, 1613, a performance of Shakespeare's Henry VIII (also known as All is True) was halted when the theatre caught fire and burned to the ground. This is the only recorded example of a performance of a Shakespeare play being interrupted during his lifetime.


Did William Shakespeare die of an STD?

Since we don't know exactly what he died of it is entirely possible that he may have had syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease which Christopher Columbus brought back from America and which thereafter spread like an epidemic across Europe. Shakespeare refers often to syphilis, especially in plays which have a lot to do with prostitution, like Henry IV Part II, Measure for Measure or Pericles. And the theatre district and the red light district were the same place in Shakespeare's London, so he could have caught it if he were in the habit of frequenting brothels.

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