Winston Churchill
1874–1965
Wartime prime minister and writer
St Martin's Church, Bladon, Oxfordshire
In memory of
William Shakespeare
Playwright and poet
- Born
- Died
- Lived
- 52 years
- Resting place
- Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Shakespeare wrote or co-wrote some thirty-nine plays and 154 sonnets, and coined or first recorded hundreds of English words still in daily use. He was also a shrewd businessman, part-owner of the Globe and of the company that performed there.
His exact birth date is unknown; he was baptised on 26 April 1564. His gravestone carries a curse on anyone who moves his bones, which may be why they have never been examined.
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