Shakespeare History Ruler - 30cm

Product Description: The Shakespeare History Ruler is plastic and measures 30cm long. It shows measurements in both inches and centimetres. On the inches scale it includes units of 1/16 of an inch and on the centimetre side units of 1 millimetre.

On the front of the ruler are images of William Shakespeare, his signature, the Globe theatre and the Shakespeare coat of arms. On either side are Tudor Rose designs.

On the reverse of the ruler is an image of the Shakespeare coat of arms and Shakespeare's signature as well as a timeline of William Shakespeares life and achievements. The timeline starts from 1564 when William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and runs through to 1623 when the First Folio is published, and his widow Anne dies. Highlights include his marriage to Anne Hathaway in 1582, the writing of his plays starting with The Two Gentlemen of Verona in 1590 through to his last play he wrote, The Tempest, in 1611. Other events include the Globe theatre burning down in 1613 and the death of Shakespeare in 1616.