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  • Colonus Praise by William Butler Yeats

    Colonus Praise by William Butler Yeats

    (Chorus.) Come praise Colonus’ horses, and come praiseThe wine-dark of the wood’s intricacies,The nightingale that deafens daylight there,If daylight ever…

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  • Colonel Martin by William Butler Yeats

    Colonel Martin by William Butler Yeats

    The Colonel went out sailing,He spoke with Turk and Jew,With Christian and with Infidel,For all tongues he knew.“O what’s a…

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  • William Shakespeare the Upstart Crow

    William Shakespeare the Upstart Crow

    THE ‘UPSTART CROW’ The first reference to Shakespeare as an actor / playwright was in 1592. He was attacked in…

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  • William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare the Actor

    FROM STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TO AN ACTOR IN LONDON? William Shakespeare left his home, his family, his wife and children in Stratford-upon-Avon…

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  • William Shakespeare

    The Children of William Shakespeare

    THE CHILDREN OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE & ANNE HATHAWAY Just six months after their marriage Anne and William became the parents…

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  • Marriage of Shakespeare & Anne Hathaway

    Marriage of Shakespeare & Anne Hathaway

    THE COURTSHIP! A SCANDAL! Anne Hathaway lived in a small village called Shottery and Stratford-upon-Avon would have been the nearest…

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  • The Brothers and Sisters of William Shakespeare

    The Brothers and Sisters of William Shakespeare

    How many Brothers and Sisters did William Shakespeare have? THE DATES OF BIRTH OF THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF SHAKESPEARE…

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  • The Religion of the Shakespeare Family

    The Religion of the Shakespeare Family

    PROTESTANT OR CATHOLIC RELIGION? The 1500’s! The Great Reformation! New Ideas! New Beliefs! New Religions!Reigning Monarchs dictated the ‘favoured’ religion!Failure…

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  • Picture of house in Henley Street Stratford-upon-Avon

    The Parents of William Shakespeare

    The Biography of William Shakespeare The marriage John Shakespeare and Elizabeth ArdenDid their families approve?The Wedding?Their home in Stratford-upon-Avon?Interesting information…

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  • Picture of Arden Forest owned by the family of Mary Arden

    Mary Arden

    The Mother of William Shakespeare Mary Arden was the mother of WilliamWhat was her background? Was she well educated?Was she…

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