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== Life ==
== Life ==
Shakespeare was born in the [[Wroxall, Warwickshire|Wroxall]] area, about {{convert|7|mi}} to the north in Warwickshire.<ref>Honan, Park (1998). ''Shakespeare: A Life'', Oxford: Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|0-19-811792-2}}, p. 28.</ref> He was the son of John Shakespeare (1460–1521), and the grandson of Thomas Shakespeare (1430–1511); his mother was Joan Shakespeare. At some time before 1529, he removed to Snitterfield, where he was a [[tenant farmer]] until his death on land owned by Robert Arden, the father of [[Mary Shakespeare|Mary Arden]], who married John, the poet's father.<ref>Schoenbaum, 15.</ref>
Shakespeare was born in the [[Wroxall, Warwickshire|Wroxall]] area, about {{convert|7|mi}} to the north in Warwickshire.<ref>Honan, Park (1998). ''Shakespeare: A Life'', Oxford: Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|0-19-811792-2}}, p. 28.</ref> At some time before 1529, he removed to Snitterfield, where he was a [[tenant farmer]] until his death on land owned by Robert Arden, the father of [[Mary Shakespeare|Mary Arden]], who married John, the poet's father.<ref>Schoenbaum, 15.</ref>


Richard Shakespeare is mentioned in the court and manorial records as a prosperous farmer with livestock. Thomas Atwood ''alias'' Taylor, a prosperous [[vintner]] and [[Cloth merchant|clothier]] who was a member of the [[Stratford-upon-Avon|Stratford]] [[Guild]], bequeathed him a team of four oxen he was keeping. He was fined two pence for not attending the [[manor court]] in 1529, and he was charged with overburdening the [[The commons|commons]] with his cattle and fined for letting them run loose in the meadows and neglecting to ring or [[yoke]] his swine.<ref>Schoenbaum, 15.</ref>
Richard Shakespeare is mentioned in the court and manorial records as a prosperous farmer with livestock. Thomas Atwood ''alias'' Taylor, a prosperous [[vintner]] and [[Cloth merchant|clothier]] who was a member of the [[Stratford-upon-Avon|Stratford]] [[Guild]], bequeathed him a team of four oxen he was keeping. He was fined two pence for not attending the [[manor court]] in 1529, and he was charged with overburdening the [[The commons|commons]] with his cattle and fined for letting them run loose in the meadows and neglecting to ring or [[yoke]] his swine.<ref>Schoenbaum, 15.</ref>

Revision as of 14:47, 17 January 2022

Richard Shakespeare
Born1490
Diedbefore 10 February 1561
NationalityEnglish
OccupationFarmer
Known forGrandfather of William Shakespeare
SpouseAbigail Webb
ChildrenJohn Shakespeare
Parent(s)John Shakespeare
Joan Shakespeare
RelativesThomas Shakespeare (grandfather)

Richard Shakespeare (1490 – before 10 February 1561) was a husbandman of Snitterfield, Warwickshire, four miles (6.5 km) north-northeast of Stratford-upon-Avon, the father of John Shakespeare and the grandfather of William Shakespeare.[1][2]

Life

Shakespeare was born in the Wroxall area, about 7 miles (11 km) to the north in Warwickshire.[3] At some time before 1529, he removed to Snitterfield, where he was a tenant farmer until his death on land owned by Robert Arden, the father of Mary Arden, who married John, the poet's father.[4]

Richard Shakespeare is mentioned in the court and manorial records as a prosperous farmer with livestock. Thomas Atwood alias Taylor, a prosperous vintner and clothier who was a member of the Stratford Guild, bequeathed him a team of four oxen he was keeping. He was fined two pence for not attending the manor court in 1529, and he was charged with overburdening the commons with his cattle and fined for letting them run loose in the meadows and neglecting to ring or yoke his swine.[5]

At the time of his death, Richard leased 80 acres of farm land on which his house stood, situated from the corner of High Street (now Bell Lane) down to the ford over the stream that flowed through the village into the Avon.[6] His estate was valued at £38 17s (equivalent to £16,237 in 2023).

See also

References

  1. ^ Chambers, E.K. (1930). William Shakespeare: A Study of Facts and Problems, 2 vols., Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 0-19-811774-4, OCLC 353406, I:11, II:26.
  2. ^ Schoenbaum, Samuel (1987). William Shakespeare: A Compact Documentary Life (Revised ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-505161-0, pp. 14, 16.
  3. ^ Honan, Park (1998). Shakespeare: A Life, Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-811792-2, p. 28.
  4. ^ Schoenbaum, 15.
  5. ^ Schoenbaum, 15.
  6. ^ Wood, Michael (2003). Shakespeare, New York: Basic Books, ISBN 0-465-09264-0, p. 21.
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