“A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a
wise man knows himself to be a fool” –
William Shakespeare
No one knows for sure, but Shakspear’s most common date of birth is: April
23, 1564.
Once again no one knows his exact death date but it thought to be: April
23, 1616
• There is a period of his life that is not documented which is known as his “lost
YeArs”
• No one knows what he really looks like because there are no
portraits of him.
• He did not go to college or a university
• Built two different Global Theatres
• Never published any of his own plays
• There are 80 different spellings of his name
• Due to textual evidence, Shakespeare may have been bisexual
• He has said to have invented to word ‘AssAssinAtion’
• Married Anne Hathaway who was twice his own age
• Had a baby six months after they were married
• Entire family was illiterate
• Grandchildren died leaving no descendants
• In his will, he left his second best bed to his wife
Scotland in 850-1100
• This time in history is often referred to as The
Viking Age, because Scandinavian Vikings
explored many parts of Europe during this
time.
• During this time, the Scottish population is
estimated to be between 500,000 and
1,000,000 people.
Geography of Scotland
• Bordered England, Norway, Galloway,
Denmark, and Ireland.
• Kingdom of the Scots was divided into three to
five zones throughout time.
• Geographical boundaries were
often inconsistent and not exact.
Government
• Scotland was a monarchy, however many
regions of Scotland were governed by Gaelics.
• Regions of the kingdom were governed by
other rulers, both royal and not royal.
• Government and laws directed towards honor
and importance of family.
Notable Rulers
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Kenneth I – 850-860
Donald MacAlpin – 860-864
Constantine I – 864-877
Constantine II – 900-942
Malcom I – 942-954
Kenneth III – 997-1004
Duncan I – 1034-1040
Macbeth – 1040-1051
Malcom III – 1058-1093
• The economic system was not as defined as it
is today.
• It was dominated by agriculture
• Also consumers dealt mainly with short
distance and local trade.
Religion
• In Scotland during this time it was mostly
Christian recognizing the Crusades that were
happening around the world.
• Scotland was made up of cathedrals,
churches, ministries, relics, and shrines.
• In 1054 the Christian Church divides into east
and west branches
• 1095 the first “Holy Wars” or Crusades begin.
• In about 800 c.e. the Sung Dynasty ruled over
China
• There wasn’t much trade going on between
countries unless they were bordering nations.
• Latin was the common language for this time
periods writings.
– Since the church was the main source of
education and the church spoke Latin, therefore
mostly everyone knew Latin.
The dominant forms of literature during this time
were religious works and writings
- It was not until the 11 century when the
subject of “courtly love” became important
Misc.
• In history there was a king Macbeth, who is
supposedly the source for Shakespeare's title
character in “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
• Macbeth Was the King of Albana from 1040
to 1057 who seized the Scottish monarch after
killing his processor, Duncan I.
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