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Apr 26, 1564
William Shakespeare is born.
William Shakespeare is born to John and Mary Shakespeare in the town of Stratford Upon Avon. -
Period: Apr 26, 1564 to
The Life of William Shakespeare
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Jan 1, 1571
Education
Shakespeare attends King Edward IV Grammar School in Stratford-upon-Avon from the age of 7. -
Jan 1, 1576
The Theatre.
James Burbage builds the first theatre and calls it The Theatre, which Sakespeare will begin acting in when he is grown up. -
Jan 1, 1582
William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway.
At the age of 18, William Shakespeare married the 26-year-old Anne Hathaway. -
Anne and William Shakespeare's baby girl.
Anne and William Shakespeare have a baby girl named Susanna. -
Birth of twins.
Anne and William Shakespeare have twins, a boy named Hamnet and a girl named Judith. -
Shakespeare begins to get paid.
The Earl of Southampton begins to pay Shakespeare for his work and this lets William continue his writing. -
Theatres in London are closed.
All the theatres in London are closed for a year because of the plague. -
The Globe, a new theatre.
William and a group of other actors build The Globe, a new theatre. -
William's group of actors becomes the King's Men.
Queen Elizabeth dies and James the FIrst becomes the King of England. Shakespeare's group of actors becomes the King's Men. -
The Globe burns down
The Globe burns down. -
William Shakespeare dies.
William Shakespeare falls ill and dies. In his will be leaves his wife his second best bed.
