Playwright William Shakespeare
Shakespeare effigy on the north wall of the chancel, in the Church of the Holy Trinity, overlooking his grave.
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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... [read more] Blog: Stratford-Upon-Avon; Shakespeare Country
Date: April 13th 2005
From our home base in Ettington we day tripped northwest, to the town of Stratford on the River Avon; Shakespeare Country. Shakespeare was born here in 1564, and here he died in 1616. He and his wife, Anne Hathaway, are buried in the Church of the Holy Trinity. The thatch-roofed cottage in which Anne Hathaway was born at Shottery has been turned into a museum. At Wilmcote, nearby, is th ... read more
Date: April 13th 2005
From our home base in Ettington we day tripped northwest, to the town of Stratford on the River Avon; Shakespeare Country. Shakespeare was born here in 1564, and here he died in 1616. He and his wife, Anne Hathaway, are buried in the Church of the Holy Trinity. The thatch-roofed cottage in which Anne Hathaway was born at Shottery has been turned into a museum. At Wilmcote, nearby, is th ... read more
