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Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare is born
Born in Stratford-on-Avon, England -
Period: Apr 26, 1564 to
Shakespeare's Life
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Period: Jan 1, 1582 to
The Lost Years
The whereabouts of Shakespeare are unknown. It was speculated that he was either sailing about or running from the law because he killed a deer illegally. -
Shakespeare is married to Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway is eight years Shakespeare's senior -
Shakespeare's first child, Susanna, is born
Susanna was born six months after Shakespeare was married. -
The twins were born
The boy was Hamnet; the girl was Judith -
Shakespeare was a well known actor and playwright in London by this time
"Henry VI, The Comedy of Errors", and "Titus Andronicus" were very popular Shakespeare plays during his life. -
Shakespeare joins "Lord Chamberlain's Men"
"Lord Chamberlain's Men" was a repertory company (acting company) -
Hamnet dies
He died sometime in January of 1596 -
In 1599 Shakespeare's company built the Globe Theater.
The company was called Lord Chamberlain's Men. -
Queen Elizabeth I dies in 1603.
She was known as the “Virgin Queen” -
King James I come to power
Lord Chamberlain's Men change there name to The King's Men in honor of King James I -
Shakespeare's daughter Susanna married
SusannaShe was married to John Hall, a famed and prosperous Stratford physician. -
Shakespeare retires to "New Place"
He stayed there for the last few years of his life. -
The Globe Theatre burns down
It burned down due to cannon fire in one of the plays. -
The Globe Theatre was rebuilt.
The roof is tiled, not thatched now. -
Shakespeare dies
He died due to eating contaminated pickled herring.
