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William Shakespeare

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  • Apr 23, 1564

    Birth of Shakespeare:

    Birth of Shakespeare:
    William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-upon-Avon to John and Mary Arden Shakespeare.
  • Apr 26, 1564

    Baptized:

    Baptized:
    William Shakespeare is baptized at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford.
  • 1569

    School:

    School:
    Shakespeare enters King's New School, an excellent grammar school in Stratford attended by the sons of civil servants.
  • 1578

    Drop Out:

    Drop Out:
    At the age of 14 Shakespeare left school due to his father financials duties, he also never attended university.

  • Marriage:

    Marriage:
    William Shakespeare of 18-year-old marries 26-year-old Anne Hathaway.

  • First Born Child:

    First Born Child:
    Shakespeare's first child was Susanna she was born six months after their marriage.

  • Twins:

    Twins:
    Anne Hathaway gives birth again but to twins, a son Hamnet and daughter Judith. The babies are named after Shakespeare's close friends.

  • First Play:

    First Play:
    Shakespeare first play was on Henry VI.

  • Shakespeare Leave Startford:

    Shakespeare Leave Startford:
    Shakespeare moved to London from Stratford, a town 100 miles northwest of London. It was better in London because there were wealthy merchants that paid more.

  • Shakespeare is Accused:

    Shakespeare is Accused:
    Robert Greene accuses Shakespeare of plagiarism, and he accuses him of bombast, of copying Christopher Marlowe's style.

  • Bubonic Plague:

    Bubonic Plague:
    Theaters in London close because of the bubonic plague. London theaters where 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. The disease carried by fleas living on the fur of rats, the plague swept through London in 1563.

  • Theaters Reopen:

    Theaters Reopen:
    In the spring of 1594, the London theaters reopen to the public. Over the next five years Shakespeare's troupe, the Chamberlain's Men, becomes one of the most popular acting groups in London. They accept frequent invitations to perform in the royal court of Queen Elizabeth I.

  • Hamnet Death:

    Hamnet Death:
    William and Anne bury their only son, Hamnet, who dies at the age of 11 of unknown causes ,but it may had been the plague.

  • The Publish of Romeo & Juliet:

    The Publish of Romeo & Juliet:
    Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and is one of his most frequently performed plays.

  • The Globe Theater is Built:

    The Globe Theater is Built:
    The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, on land owned by Thomas Brend and inherited by his son, Nicholas Brend and grandson Sir Matthew Brend.

  • Hamlet:

    Hamlet:
    Shakespeare father's death motivates Shakespeare to write Hamlet around this time.

  • Shakespeare returns to Startford:

    Shakespeare returns to Startford:
    Shakespeare leaves London and moves back to Stratford, where his wife and married daughters live.

  • The Globe theater is Burned Down:

    The Globe theater is Burned Down:
    Shakespeare's Globe Theatre burns down by a staged cannon fire during a performance of “Henry VIII” .

  • Shakespeare Death:

    Shakespeare Death:
    Shakespeare dies on his 52 birthday on April 23,1616, in Startford-Upon-Avon .The exact cause of Shakespeare death is unknown.

  • Shakespeare Burial:

    Shakespeare Burial:
    Two Days after Shakespeare death he is buried in Holy Trinity Church the same church he was baptize in its located in Startford-upon-Avon.