![]() Of Oxford -were Walter Roche, 1569 to 1571 Simon Hunt, 1571 to 1575 (when he went overseas to Douai and was later admitted into the Society of Jesus in 1578) Thomas Jenkins, 1575 to 1579 John Cottam, 1579 to 1581 and Alexander Aspinall, 1581 to 1624. The masters of the school during and after his boyhood -all graduates William was baptized April 26, 1564.Īccording to Nicholas Rowe (1674 –1718), who published the first short biography in 1709, Shakespeare was educated at the Stratford grammar school. ![]() The records show that he was the son of John Shakespeare, yeoman and glover, a leading citizen of Stratford, and of Mary Arden of Wilmcote, whose family were staunch Catholic gentlefolk. Unfortunately he left no diaries or personal letters nor did he attract the notice of gossips or note takers, so that all attempts to write an intimate life must rely on guesswork. The facts of Shakespeare's life, preserved in authentic records, are considerable. ![]()
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