land in an areaknown as the Bankside (Wright 75). A few days after Christmas in 1598, the Theatre wastorn down and its lumber was carted across the river to the Bankside (Wright 75). Thelumber was reassembled and the new play-house was named “The Globe.” The Globe Brown 3looked the same as the Theatre except its emblem, which appeared on a sign in front ofthe main entrance. It showed the Greek god Hercules supporting a world globe on hisshoulders. On the emblem was inscribed a Latin motto, Totus mundus agil histrionem,which stands for “all the world is a stage.” In 1603, Queen Elizabeth I died and was succeeded by her cousin James I. Jamesissued a royal license to Shakespeare and his fellow players, which allowed the companyto call itself the King’s Men. In return for the license, the actors entertained the king atcourt on a more or less regular basis (World Book 4). The King’s Men became the besttheatrical group. During the last eight years of his life Shakespeare wrote only four plays,Cymbeline, Henry VIII, The Tempest , and The Winter’s Tale. Henry VIII wasShakespeare’s last play and can be dated to about 1613. On February 10, 1616,Shakespeare’s younger daughter, Judith married Thomas Quincey, the son of his Stratfordneighbor Richard Quincey (World Book 4). Six weeks after the marriage Shakespearerevised his will. Within a month of revising his will he died at the age of 52. He was buriedin the Stratford parish church. His monument records the day of death as April 23, thegenerally accepted date of his birth (World Book 4). Shakespeare’s son, Hamnet, died in1596 at the age of 11. Shakespeare’s daughter Susanna had one child, Elizabeth, who boreno children. Judith gave birth to three boys, but they died before she did. Shakespeare’slast direct descendent, his granddaughter, Elizabeth, died in 1670. As result of thesedeaths, today there lives no descendants o...
