William Shakespeare The baptismal register of the Holy Trinity parish church, in Stratford, shows Shakespeare was baptised just 3 days after birth, this is probably because of the strong religious beliefs at the time. His parents were worried he would not survive his first few days, so they had him baptised to make sure he went to heaven. The actual date of Shakespeare's birth is not known, but, traditionally, April 23, St George's Day, 1564, has been Shakespeare's …showed first 75 words of 342 total…

…showed last 75 words of 342 total…The couple had their first child in May, 1583, named Susanna. 2 years later, Anne and William had twins, Hamnet and Judith, in late January/ early February. Sadly, Hamnet died at the age of 11. in 1599, the Globe theatre was built, but caught fire in 1613 because of a cannon used in a production of Henry VIII. The Globe theatre was rebuilt in 1614, and finally demolished in 1644. Sadly, William Shakespeare died on April 23rd, 1616, and was buried 2 days later.