Shakespeare's Birthplace English playwright William Shakespeare was born in this house on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564. Shakespeares father, John, purchased the building in two stages, in 1556 and 1572. Today, shakespeare's birthplace is a museum, furnished as it might have been in Shakespeare's time It also houses an exhibit on Shakespeares life Shakespeare was educated in an excellent grammar school, taught by university graduates. In November, 1582 when he was 18, he married the twenty-six year old daughte a yeoman, Ann Hatha The first child, Susanna, was born less than five months later it is likely that the marriage was one of necessity On April 18, 1593, Shakespeare published his first known poem, the long narrative venus and Adonis. which was ded icated to his patron, the earl of Southampton, a friend and follower of Lord Essex. In May, 1594, Shakespeares second nondramatic poem, The Rape of Lucrece, was published and dedicated to the same patron. Apart from the long poems, Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets which were published At the end of 161 1 he retired to stratford and died there on april 23. 1616 Shakespeare's wife, Anne, died on August 6, 1623. She lived long enough to see a monument to her husband erected in Holy Trinity Church8 S hakespeare’s Birthplace English playwright William Shakespeare was born in this house on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564. Shakespeare’s father, John, purchased the building in two stages, in 1556 and 1572. Today, Shakespeare’s birthplace is a museum, furnished as it might have been in Shakespeare’s time. It also houses an exhibit on Shakespeare’s life. Shakespeare was educated in an excellent grammar school, taught by university graduates. In November, 1582 when he was 18, he married the twenty-six year old daughter of a yeoman, Ann Hathaway. The first child, Susanna, was born less than five months later it is likely that the marriage was one of necessity. On April 18, 1593, Shakespeare published his first known poem, the long narrative Venus and Adonis, which was dedicated to his patron, the Earl of Southampton, a friend and follower of Lord Essex. In May, 1594, Shakespeare’s second nondramatic poem, The Rape of Lucrece, was published and dedicated to the same patron. Apart from the long poems, Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets which were published. At the end of 1611 he retired to Stratford and died there on April 23, 1616. Shakespeare’s wife, Anne, died on August 6, 1623. She lived long enough to see a monument to her husband erected in Holy Trinity Church