Shakespeare Timeline

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  • Sep 7, 1533

    Elizabeth

    Elizabeth
    The future queen, Elizabeth I, is born.
  • Period: Sep 7, 1558 to

    Queen Elizabeth

    The reign of Queen Elizabeth 1.
  • 1564

    Birth

    Birth
    William Shakespeare was born.
  • Apr 26, 1564

    Baptism

    Baptism
    William Shakespeare was baptized.
  • Jun 19, 1566

    James

    James
  • 1579

    No School

    No School
    Shakespeare left school.
  • 1582

    Marriage

    Marriage
    William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. Six months later, they had their first child, Suzanna.

  • More Kids

    More Kids
    Shakespeare and Anne Hathway had twins, Hamnet and Judith.

  • Work

    Work
    Shakespeare started working in London.
  • Period: to

    King James

    The rule of King James

  • Return

    Return
    Shakespeare returns to Stratford.

  • Fire

    Fire
    The first Globe burned down after a performance of Shakespeare's Henry VIII, when special effects artists used small cannons to make thunder and the gunpowder and wadding inside caught aflame.

  • Death

    Death
    William Shakespeare dies and is buried in Holy Trinity Church.