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Elizabeth I becomes queen after the death of Queen Mary, her older stepsister
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William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town.
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Shakespeare is baptized in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon- Avon.
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William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway in 1582.
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Six months after their marriage, their first child, Susanna, was born. Susanna was christened on May 26, 1583.
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Two years after the birth of their first child, in January, 1585, Shakespeare's twins, Hamnet and Judith were born.
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London Theaters close due to the Bubonic Plague.
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The London Theaters reopen to the public in the spring of 1594. They accepted frequent invitations to perform in the royal court of Queen Elizabeth I.
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Shakespeare publishes "The Rape of Lucrece," dedicated to Earl of Southampton. He also buys shares in the Chamberlain's Men.
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The Swan Theatre is built in Paris Garden on Southwark, London, England.
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William and Anne's son, Hamnet, dies at the age of 11 due to the Bubonic Plague.
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The play, Romeo and Juliet, was written about 1594-96. Then it was first published in an unauthorized quarto in 1597.
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Queen Elizabeth sees few plays of William Shakespeare's. She has seen The Merry Wives of Windsor.
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The Globe Theater was built by the Chamberlain's Men, made out of wood in London. Many of Shakespeare's most famous plays are performed for the first time here.
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"Hamlet" is written by William Shakespeare. Written as a tragedy and a dramatic play.
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King James I becomes King of England after the death of Queen Elizabeth I.
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There is evidence to suggest that Shakespeare was a “secret” Catholic. A Catholic attempt to derail King James I and Protestant England failed.
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Shakespeare writes his final plays - Henry VIII, Two Noble Kinsmen, and The Tempest.
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On June 29, 1613, the Globe burned down during a performance of Shakespeare's "Henry VIII".
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Shakespeare dies at his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon at the age of fifty-two.
