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Shakespeare Timeline

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  • Apr 23, 1564

    Shakespeare was born

    Shakespeare was born
    Shakespeare was born April 23,1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon.
  • Apr 26, 1564

    Shakespeare got Baptized

    Shakespeare got Baptized
    Shakespeare got Baptized three days after he was born.
  • Jan 1, 1579

    Shakespeare graduated Grammer School

    Shakespeare graduated Grammer School
    Shakespeare went to Grammar School for fifteen years.

  • Married to Anne Hathaway

    Married to Anne Hathaway
    Shakespeare was 18 years old and Anne Hathaway was 26 years old, when they got married.

  • Shakespeare's daughter, Susana was born

    Shakespeare's daughter, Susana was born
    Their oldest daughter was Susana. Born May 1, 1583.

  • The twins were born

    The twins were born
    Judith and Hamnet were their second and third child.

  • The 'lost years'

    The 'lost years'
    The lost years were when they did not know much about Shakespeare. From 1586-1591.

  • First Play

    First Play
    Shakespeare writes Henry VI, Parts 1, 2 & 3.

  • First mention of Shakespeare as a London playwright

    First mention of Shakespeare as a London playwright
    Playwright Robert Greene calls Shakespeare an "upstart crow" who doesn't belong with Greene's university.

  • Shakespeare joined an acting company

    Shakespeare joined an acting company
    This company was know as the Lord Chamberlain's sons.

  • Midsummer Night's Dream

    Midsummer Night's Dream
    A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare.

  • Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet
    Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare.

  • Henry IV Part 1

    Henry IV Part 1
    Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare.

  • Henry IV Part 2 and As You Like It.

    Henry IV Part 2 and As You Like It.
    As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare.

  • The Globe Theatre Opens

    The Globe Theatre Opens
    The Globe Theatre was where many of William Shakespeare's plays were first performed.

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet
    The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet , is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare.

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night
    Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare.

  • Plauge closes London Theatres

    Plauge closes London Theatres
    All theatres in London were closed because of the plague. Killing over 33,000 people in 1603.

  • King Lear

    King Lear
    King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare.

  • Antony and Cleopatra

    Antony and Cleopatra
    Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare.

  • Timon of Athens

    Timon of Athens
    Timon of Athens (The Life of Tymon of Athens) is a play by William Shakespeare.

  • Plauge closes London Theatres

    Plauge closes London Theatres
    The Globe Theater was closed due to colossal outbreaks of the Bubonic Plague in London.

  • The Winter's Tale

    The Winter's Tale
    The Winter's Tale is a tragicomedy play by William Shakespeare .

  • The tempest

    The tempest
    The tempest is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare.

  • Shakespeare dies

    Shakespeare dies
    William Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616, his 52nd birthday. The exact date of Shakespeare’s death is unknown but assumed from a record of his burial two days later, April 25, 1616, at Holy Trinity Church.