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Baptismal register, Stratford parish church

William Shakespeare baptismal register
Baptismal Register close upThe first documentary evidence of the existence of William Shakespeare still resides in Stratford's Holy Trinity Church:

The law in England at the time stated that all children must be baptised within five days of their birth.


Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
Holy Trinity Church, Stratford

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William Shakespeare baptismal register
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