Shakespeare's Life

  • Period: Jan 1, 1560 to

    Shakespeare's Life

  • Apr 23, 1564

    Shakespeare born

    Shakespeare born
    William Shakespeare is born on April 23 at Straford upon Avon. He was baptised at the Holy Trinity Church on April 26th as Gulielmus Filius Johannes Shakespeare
  • Shakespeare Married

    William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway.
  • The Queen's Company formed

    The Queen's Company was an exclusive group of actors that performed for Queen Elizabeth. They were later replaced by Lord Chamberlain's Men.
  • Shakespeare's daughter born

    Shakespeare's first daughter Susanna is born.
  • Shakespeare's twins born

    Shakespeare has twins Judith and Hamlet born.
  • Departs Stratford for London

    Departs Stratford for London
    Shakespeare moves from his home in Straford to the thriving theatre scene in London.
  • Plays Written

    The Comedy of Errors
    Titus Andronicus
    The Taming of the Shrew
    Henry VI, 1,2,3
    Richard III
  • Shakespeare Established in London

    Shakespeare has become an established playwright and author. His works have become popular, and his rise to the most popular Elizabethian playwright begins.
  • Founding member of Lord Chamberlain's Men

    The Lord Chamberlain's Men was an acting troupe that Shakespeare helped found. He recieves 10% of the porfits from their performances.
  • Plays written

    1593 Venus and Adonis
    Begins writing the Sonnets, probably completed by c.1597 or earlier
    Two Gentlemen of Verona
    Love's Labour's Lost
    Midsummer Night's Dream
    Romeo and Juliet
    Richard II
    Merchant of Venice
  • Son Hamlet dies

    Shakespeare's one and only son dies of the Black Plague at age 11.
  • Plays written

    Henry IV,1,2
    The Merry Wives of Windsor
    As You Like It
    Much Ado About Nothing
    Henry V
    Julius Caesar
  • Globe Theatre opens

    Globe Theatre opens
    The most famous theatre of its day, The Globe opens for business.
  • Shakespeare's Father dies

  • Lord Chamberlain's Men become King's Men

    Lord Chamberlain's Men become King's Men
    After losing its important patron, Lord Chamberlain, the players find a new patron in King James.
  • Plays Written

    Twelfth Night
    Hamlet
    Troilus & Cressida
    Alls Well That Ends Well
    Measure for Measure
    Othello
    King Lear
    Macbeth
    Antony and Clepatra
    Coriolanus
    Timon of Athens
  • Shakespeare's mother dies

  • Publication of The Sonnets

    Publication of The Sonnets
    The first publication of Shakespeare's sonnets in their entirety.
    Other works during this time:
    Pericles Prince of Tyre
    Cymbeline
    The Winter's Tale
    The Tempest
  • Plays Written

  • Plays Written

    Henry VIII
    The Two Noble Kinsmen
    Cardenio
  • Shakespeare Dies

    Shakespeare Dies
    Shakespeare dies in Straford uopn Avon on April 23rd 1916, his birthday. He is buried at the Holy Trinity Church, the place of his baptism.