Shakespeare Timeline

By CarissaCostello
  • Apr 23, 1564

    Shakespeare is born

  • Period: Apr 23, 1564 to

    Shakespeares lifespan

  • Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway

    William is 18 and Anne is 26

  • Anne and Williams first child is born and named Susanna

  • Twins Hamnet and Judith are born to Anne and William

  • Only son, Hamnet, dies at age 11

  • The Globe Theater is built

  • Shakespeare writes Hamlet

  • Shakespeares father,John, dies

  • Shakespeares brother, Edmund, dies

  • Shakespeares mother, Mary, dies

  • Shakespeares brother, Gilbert, dies

  • Shakespeares brother, Richard, dies

  • The Globe Theater burns down

  • The Globe Theater is quickly rebuilt

  • Shakespeare dies

  • Shakespeare is buried

  • Shakespeares estate is given to his daughter Susanna

  • Anne Hathaway dies

  • Shakespeares sister, Joan, dies

  • Shakespeares daughter, Judith, dies