Gilbert Shakespeare
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Gilbert Shakespeare was an English haberdasher, and a younger brother of playwright and poet William Shakespeare. His name is found in local records of Stratford-upon-Avon and London.
Arms granted to the Shakespeare family in 1596
John Shakespeare
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John Shakespeare was an English businessman who was the father of William Shakespeare. Active in Stratford-upon-Avon, he was a glover and whittawer by trade. Shakespeare was elected to several municip
Gilbert Shakespeare
…a younger brother of playwright and poet William Shakespeare. His name is found in local records of Stratford-upon-Avon and London. Gilbert's father, John Shakespeare, was a glover living in Henley Street, Stratford, and an alderman of the town from 1564. Gilbert may have been named after Gilbert Bradley, also a…
20th-century depiction of John Shakespeare in stained glass at the Guild Chapel, Stratford. He wears a chain and holds a rod to indicate his position of mayor.
Shakespeare's restored house on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon, now open to the public as Shakespeare's Birthplace
The restored wall paintings of the Guild Chapel in Stratford-upon-Avon that were defaced by Shakespeare
Shakespeare's coat of arms, granted in 1596, 1602 version