Explore the life and times of William Shakespeare, 400 years after his death, with this immersive photographic book. As the world's most famous playwright and his plays are still popular today! This book looks at what life was like in Tudor England, where Shakespeare grew up, delves into what the busy theatres of the time were really like. It also reveals which of Shakespeare's characters Queen Elizabeth I liked best!

Read about the different types of play Shakespeare wrote and how he was influenced by the wider world, what it was like to be a Shakespearean actor and find out how to make your own model theatre!

The Explore! series delves into the most fascinating topics around for children at Key Stage 2, looking at the topic through a variety of subjects including design anf technology, geography, art, literacy and numeracy.

This book is part of a book series called Explore .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Hachette Children's Group .

Jane Bingham is an experienced author and editor of children's books.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Who was William Shakespeare?
• 2: Young William
• 3: A Great Success
• 4: All Sorts of Plays
• 5: Shakespeare's England
• 6: The Wider World
• 7: Shakespeare's London
• 8: The Globe Theatre
• 9: Make a Model Theatre
• 10: Actors and Playwrights
• 11: A Boy Actor's Day
• 12: Music and Art
• 13: Facts and Figures