10. What did people often do at the theatre in Shakespeare's time?
11. Who was born in Stratford-upon-Avon?
12. Why was the plague called the Black Death?
13. Who became King of England in 1066?
14. Who fought at the Battle of Hastings?

10. In Shakespeare's time, people often ate, drank, talked, laughed and shouted during a performance at the theatre. The audience was much noisier than in modern theatres.

11. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon.

12. The plague was called the Black Death because many people died from it, and the disease caused dark marks or swellings on the body.

13. William the Conqueror became King of England in 1066.

14. The Normans, led by William, fought against the Anglo-Saxons, led by King Harold, at the Battle of Hastings.

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