Shakespeare

  • Jan 14, 1564

    Willian Shakespeare is born to John and Mary Shakespeare in the town of Stratford Upon Avon.

    Willian Shakespeare is born to John and Mary Shakespeare in the town of Stratford Upon Avon.
  • Jan 14, 1570

    William begins grammar school.

    William begins grammar school.
  • Jan 14, 1572

    John Shakespear takes his son, William to see a play being performed in the town where they live.

    John Shakespear takes his son, William to see a play being performed in the town where they live.
  • Jan 14, 1582

    William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway.

    William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway.
  • Anne and William Shakespeare have a baby girl named Susanna.

    Anne and William Shakespeare have a baby girl named Susanna.
  • Anne and William Shakespeare have twins, a boy named Hamnet and a girl named Judith.

  • William Shakespeare leavs his wife and children at home in Stratford and travels to London to work as an actor and playwright.

    William Shakespeare leavs his wife and children at home in Stratford and travels to London to work as an actor and playwright.
  • All the theatres in London are closed for a year because of the plague.

    All the theatres in London are closed for a year because of the plague.
  • William and a group of other actors build The Globe, a new theatre.

    William and a group of other actors build The Globe, a new theatre.
  • William Shakespeare falls ill and dies. In his will he leaves his wife his second best bed.

    William Shakespeare falls ill and dies. In his will he leaves his wife his second best bed.