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Queen Elizabeth becomes queen of Ireland in November 17, 1558, after the death of her half sister, Queen Mary I, in November 17, 1558.
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William Shakespeare was born in April 26, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. His parents are John Shakespeare and Mary Shakespeare.
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William Shakespeare gets baptized on this day at the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford.
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Shakespeare goes to school in 1569 (no exact date), at the Stratford grammar school.
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Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway. Shakespeare is 18 and Hathaway is 26. They pay a 40-pound bond for this marriage to happen in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Susanna Shakespeare, the first child of William and Anne is born in six months after the wedding.
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Twins, Hamnet and Judith are born during the month January, after the names of William Shakespeare's very close friends.
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Shakespeare writes his first play, Henry VI, performed by Strange's Men at the Rose.
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All London theaters are close due to a bubonic plague that kills about five percent of the city's residents. Shakespeare uses this time to write poetry.
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It is a narrative poem made by William Shakespeare. It is published by Richard Field in 1593. The poem is dedicated to Henry Wriothesley.
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The theater reopens, in the spring of 1594, to the public.
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The Rape of Lucrece was written by William Shakespeare. The poem is dedicated to the Earl of Southampton.
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His son Hamnet, dies in age 11, possible by the plague spreading during that time.
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After getting wealthy, Shakespeare buys New Place, the second largest house in Stratford.
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The Globe Theater is built in 1599, a wooden theater in London. Many famous Shakespeare plays are performed there.
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After his father's death, and the death of his patron Earl Southampton, it is believed that his father's death motivate Shakespeare to write Hamlet.
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Queen Elizabeth I dies, and King James ascends the throne.
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Shakespeare leaves London and return to Stratford, where his wife and married daughters live.
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Shakespeare publishes his final plays, Henry VIII, Two Noble Kinsmen, and Cardenio. During a performance on Henry VIII, the Globe catches fire and burns to the ground.
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Shakespeare calls his lawyer to revise his will, making some weird changes that include leaving his "second best bed" to his wife and £10 to the poor.
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Shakespeare dies on his 52nd birthday, due to an unknown illness.
