who was Shakespeare?
 William Shakespeare was an english poet and play writer from the 16th and 17th century, and is known as the greatest ever writer from England.

 Mary Arden (his mum) was a farmers daughter
John Shakespeare (his dad) was a glove maker.

 Him and his wife (Anne Hathaway) had 3 children Susanna (daughter) and Hamnet and Judith (twins).  Unfortunately Hamnet passed away at the early age of 11.  Afterwards Shakespeare moved to London.  In 1616 Shakespeare died at his home in Stratford.

Globe theatre
 The Globe Theatre was built in 1599.  14 years later it was destroyed by a fire.  The globe theatre   was the most famous theatre in the country.  The new Globe theatre was built in 1997.
Towering above the Globe was a small tower with a flag pole. Flags were used as a form of Elizabethan Advertising! Flags were erected on the day of the performance which sometimes displayed a picture advertising the next play to be performed. Colour coding was also used - a black flag meant a tragedy , white a comedy and red a history. Elizabethan and Shakespearean Advertising !
 Many of the boy actors died of poisoning due to the vast quantities of lead in their make-up