Monthly Archives for January 2016


January 29: First Performance of Romeo and Juliet

On 29 January 1595, William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was performed for the first time. William Shakespeare was born on or about 23 April 1565 and was raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. His parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. Shakespeare’s family were well off but not wealthy. His parents enrolled him in a very prestige school […]