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Period: Feb 4, 1564 to
William shakespeare
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Period: Feb 4, 1564 to
William shakespeare
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May 9, 1564
William Shakespeare is born
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Oct 30, 1567
William writes the play Much Ado About Nothing in this year
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Feb 4, 1569
King John is assumed to have been written.
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Feb 4, 1571
Shakespeare begins his education.
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Feb 4, 1572
Queen Elizabeth pays a visit to Kenilworth Castle
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Apr 10, 1572
Shakespeare buys the New Place,
This fuels speculation today by some academics that William was really a successful businessman and not literature’s celebrated playwright. -
Sep 11, 1572
Theatres in London close because of the plague
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May 3, 1574
The Comedy of Errors written in this time.
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Jul 22, 1576
The Merry Wives of Windsor is thought to have been written.
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Aug 7, 1581
Shakespeare begins to compose.
The first of what will amount to a 154 sonnet collection -
Feb 4, 1582
At age 18, he marries the considerably older Anne Hathaway.
(26 years old) from Shottery on November the 27th at Temple Grafton -
Susanna, William and Anne Shakespeare’s first child
Who lives a full 66 years, is born just five months after Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway’s wedding . -
Shakespeare leaves
He leaves his family to sratford -
Shakespeare’s twins
Judith and Hamnet are born, (February 2) -
A busy year for Shakespeare
As he is thought to have composed Richard II performed that very same year
