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Period: Sep 7, 1533 to
Queen Elizabeth rules
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1564
Birth of William Shakespeare
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Apr 26, 1564
Shakespeare was baptized
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1571
John Shakespeare became chief alderman
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1579
Shakespeare quit school
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William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway
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His first child is born
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He has twins
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Plague closes theater
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First play published
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His only son, Hamnet, dies ate age 11
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The Globe Theater is built
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William Shakespeare's father, John Shakespeare dies
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Shakespeare creates Hamlet
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Period: to
King James I rules
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William's mother, Mary Shakespeare dies
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William Shakespeare composes his final plays
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Shakespeare revises his will
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William Shakespeare's death
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Shakespeare is buried
