The Truth William Shakespeare was born in April, 1564, the oldest son of John Shakespeare. His father, a glove maker, trader, and landowner, married Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent landowner of Wilmcote. William Shakespeare married Ann Hathaway in November, 1582, and six months later their daughter, Susanna, was born. Two other children were born, the twins Hamnet and Judith, in February, 1585. Sometime after this he joined a troupe of players and made his way to …showed first 75 words of 769 total…

…showed last 75 words of 769 total…poems that bear his name. Anti-Stratfordians must rely solely upon speculation about what they think the "real" author should have been like, because they cannot produce one historical fact to help their refusal to accept who that author actually was. No matter how hard they try to ignore it or explain it , the historical record -- all of it -- establishes William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon as the author of the works traditionally attributed to him.