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Early editions of Shakespeare

  • Spelling of Shakespeare's nameOn the 11th of May 1612, William Shakespeare signed a legal deposition in the Bellott v Mountjoy case. The document bears his mark as Willm Shakp.
  • First FolioWilliam Shakespeare died in Stratford-upon-Avon on the 23rd of April 1616. He was buried two days later in the chancel of the Church of the Holy Trinity.