Episode 117:
‘To you your father should be as a God’.
– A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Act 1 Scene 1
The first of a series of episodes covering the biography of William of Stratford.
Richard Shakespeare – William’s grandfather
Richard Shakespeare – William’s uncle
John Shakespeare – William’s father
His move to Stratford Upon Avon
His trade as a glover
The question of the midden heap
Marriage to Mary Arden
The elder children of John and Mary Shakespeare
The question of William’s birthdate
The effect of the plague in Stratford that summer
The younger children of John and Mary Shakespeare
The business interests of John Shakespeare
The legal activates of John Shakespeare
The rise to become Mayor of Stratford
The application for a coat of arms
Accusations of usury
Financial worries
The withdrawal from the council and church
Final years and death
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