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
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
Mary Shakespeare
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Mary Shakespeare was the mother of William Shakespeare.
John Shakespeare
…and he was granted a coat of arms five years before his death, probably at the instigation and expense of his son, the actor and playwright. He married Mary Arden, with whom he had eight children, five of whom survived into adulthood. John was the son of Richard Shakespeare, a wealthy husbandman of the Warwickshire…
A 1900s postcard depicting Mary Shakespeare
Palmer's Farm (rear)