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Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare was born. He spent his early years in Stratford upon Avon where attended Stratford Grammar School until he was 14 years old.
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'William Shagspeare' as it was spelt on the marriage bond wed 'Anne Hathwey' - Anne Hathaway of Shottery, Stratford
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The baptism of Susanna Shakespeare the first child of William and Anne born six months after their wedding.
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Twins, Hamnet and Judith were born
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The baptism of Hamnet and Judith Shakespeare
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Death of Robert Greene author of Groatsworth of Wit in which he complains about Shakespeare as an "upstart crow"
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Registration of his poem Venus and Adonis which was published by Richard Field (1561 - 1624)
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London Theatres close due to the Bubonic Plague (The Black Death)
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First document mentioning Shakespeare connected with the theatre
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The company of actors moved to the Swan Theatre on Bankside when London's authorities ban the public presentation of plays within the city limits of London
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His son, Hamnet dies, possibly from the bubonic plague, at the age of eleven
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John Shakespeare, father of Shakespeare is Granted a Coat of Arms
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The Globe Theatre is built on Bankside
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Registration of his famous play 'A Midsummer's Nights Dream'
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Queen Elizabeth I dies and James the VI of Scotland becomes the new monarch in England as King James I
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The King's Men acting troupe forms
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First performance of Othello
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Fire destroys the Globe Theatre during a performance of Henry VIII when cannon fire sets fire to the thatched roof
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The death of William Shakespeare
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'The First Folio' of his plays is published
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The Globe Theatre was demolished by the Puritans
