-
1533
Born into the Tudor dynasty
Elizabeth I was born in to the Tudor dynasty in 1533. -
1536
Mother beheaded
Elizabeth is two years and eight months old when her mother Anne Boleyn is accused of adultery and beheaded on the orders of Henry VIII. -
1554
Imprisoned in the Tower of London
She is imprisoned because she begins a series of bloody purges of Protestants. -
1558
Queen
Elizabeth becomes queen -
Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare was born.
-
Apr 26, 1564
William Shakespeare was baptized.
-
1569
Shakespeare enters King's New School
-
1578
Left School at the age of 14.
-
1582
William Shakespeare got married to Anne Hathaway.
-
They had their first child.
Six months after their marriage, the Shakespeare's first child, Susanna, is born and baptized. -
Shakespeare had two twins named Hamnet and Judith
-
First Play
Around this time, Shakespeare writes Henry VI, Part One—his very first play. -
Plague Closes Theaters
London theaters are closed due to an outbreak of bubonic plague that eventually kills about five percent of the city's residents. Shakespeare uses the break to write poetry. -
Theaters Reopen
In the spring of 1594, the London theaters reopen to the public. -
Hamnet dies
-
New Home
Wealthy thanks to his theater work and shrewd investments, Shakespeare buys New Place, the second-largest house in Stratford. -
The first Globe opened.
-
James I became king after Elizabeth died.
-
Shakespeare returns to Stratford.
-
Shakespeare dies and is buried in Holy Trinity Church.
