... many to reevaluate their spiritual foundations and beliefs, thus producing the reformation or the movement from Catholicism to a more pure form of Christianity, known as Protestantism. By the year of Shakespeare's birth, 1564, Henry VIII had been succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth I. War between the countries of Europe was continuing. England, however, under Elizabeth's rule was the dominant power politically, militarily ... Arden a farmer/land owner in the nearby village of Wilmcote. After their marriage, John and Mary established their home on Henley Street in Stratford. It was at t...

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