William Shakespeare

AKA:

Shakespeare

Birth Name:

William Shakespeare

Birth Date:

April 26, 1564

Birth Place:

Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

Death Date:

April 23, 1616

Place of Death:

New Place, Chapel Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

Age:

Cause of Death:

Exact cause unknown - possibly died after a brief illness

Cemetery Name:

Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon

Claim to Fame:

Writers and Poets

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories and are regarded as some of the best work produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until 1608, among them Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, all considered to be among the finest works in the English language.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon

1 Old Town

Stratford-upon-Avon, , CV37 6BG

United Kingdom

Europe

Map:

Grave Location:

Chancel

Grave Location Description

To visit the grave of William Shakespeare you need only walk along the banks of the river from Stratford-upon-Avon town center to Holy Trinity Church. Approach the church via an avenue of lime trees. Enter through the small opening of the huge 15th-century doors, where a ‘sanctuary knocker’ hangs (fugitives could request sanctuary at the church). To visit the grave of William Shakespeare a small donation is requested for entry to the Chancel. It is here that the Bard is buried alongside wife Anne and other members of the family, including daughter Susanna and her husband John Hall, who owned nearby Hall’s Croft. The grave is roped off but you can stand at the foot of the burial spot and read the inscription in the stone, which appears to be a warning scribed by the man himself for anyone “that moves my bones”.