First Folio

By allison
  • Feb 5, 1568

    Elizabeth I

    Elizabeth I
    Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England.
  • Feb 5, 1576

    King James I

    King James I
    Future King James I is born in Scotland.

  • Black Plague

    Black Plague
    Plague closes all London's theaters.

  • Lord Chamberlain's Men

    Lord Chamberlain's Men
    Shakespeare joins the Lord Chamberlain's Men.

  • Macbeth

    Macbeth
    First recorded performance of Macbeth is given at court.

  • Shakespeare

    Shakespeare
    Shakespeare retires to Stratford.

  • William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare
    The First Folio was printed seven years after the death of William Shakespeare in 1616. Several further editions of William Shakespeare's works were published in the course of time.

  • First Folio

    First Folio
    The Firat Folio was published. It excluded the Perciles and the Two Noble Kingsman. The folio contained 900 pages and 36 of his plays. It was also the first folio book ever published in England that was devoted exclusively to plays.

  • First Folio

    First Folio
    The content of the First Folio was registered. Registration also provided an opportunity to invoke a form of censorship and the means to suppress too much freedom of thought and criticism of the crown and public affairs.