What did william shakespeare died of?

The cause of Shakespeare's death is unknown - he died April 23rd 1616 at the age of 52 (William Shakespeare's birth date has been estimated as 26th April 1564) The exact date of death is not known but it seems fitting that he died on April 23rd April, the same date given for his birth April 23rd is St. George's Day - the patron Saint of England Just four weeks prior to his death, on 25th March 1616, William made his Last Will and Testament Is this a coincidence or did Shakespeare know that he was about to die? A contemporary of Shakespeare was said to have reported the following: "Shakespeare, Drayton, and Ben Jonson had a merry meeting and it seems drank too hard for Shakespeare died of a fever there contracted. ... more