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Apr 26, 1564
Shakespeare was born
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon. His parents were John Shakespere and Mary Arden. -
Period: Apr 26, 1564 to
Shakespeare's Life
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Shakespeare was married to Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway was 8 years older than Shakespeare. -
Susanna was born
Susanna is Shakespeare's first born. She was born six months after their parents' wedding. -
Hamnet and Judith were born
They were the second born in Shakespeare's family. They are twins. Judith is the girl, and Hamnet is the boy. -
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"The Lost Years"
Not much is known about the whereabouts of Shakespeare making this timespan known as " The Lost Years." Speculation is that he was traveling abroad, sailing, or fighting. It is also thought that Shakespeare might have been in hiding because of hid illegal killing of a deer which was punishable by death. -
Shakespeare was a well known actor and playwright in London
This was his occupation. Because of this, he joined the Lord Chamberlain's men. http://www.visitlondon.com/ -
Shakespeare joined Lord Chamberlain's men
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Shakespeare bought "New Place"
Shakespeare bought the second-largest house in Stratford, New Place. But he didn't live in there until 1610. He bought it nine months after the death of his son Hamnet, for sixty British pounds. -
Globe Theater is built
The company built this theater. It was an outdoor theater that relied on the sun's light to light it up. Therefore, they couldn't hold plays during the night time. -
The acting compony renames the troop, "The King's Men"
Because Queen Elizabeth I died, King James I becomes the new king. In honor of the new king, the company renames their troop, "The King's Men." -
Susanna is married
She is married to John Hall. She is Shakespeare's oldest daughter. -
Blackfriars is leased
This is an indoor theater. Its light source comes from candlelight, so they can have plays at night. -
Shakespeare retires to "New Place"
This was the name of Shakespeare's final place of residence in Stratford-on-Avon. -
Globe Theater burns down.
This happened due to a cannon fire in one of the plays in the theater. -
The Globe Theater is rebuilt
It was built on the same site of the previous globe theater. It was rebuilt due to it burning down the previous year. -
Shakespeare dies
He died because of eating contaminated pickled herring. Shakespeare was buried in the chancel of the Holy Trinity Church two days after his death.
