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Apr 26, 1564
Skakespear's Baptism
This date is the first recorded date for the existence of William Shakespeare. He was most likely born in the same month. -
Period: Apr 26, 1564 to
His life
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Mar 1, 1570
Shakespear was persecuted
He was almost prosecuted four times for the illegal activities of trading in wool and money-lending. -
Jan 25, 1582
Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway
Shakespeare made for a license to marry Anne Hathaway, whom he married on or about November 30. She was three months pregnant at the time. -
Birth of 1st Child, Susanna
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The Queen's Company
Acting company formed in express command of Queen Elizabeth. It was the dominant acting company for the rest of the 1580s.It was the company most directly responsible for for providing entertainment at court. -
Twin's born to Shakespeare
Judith and Hamnet were William and Ann's twins. -
Leaves Stratford for London
Shakespeare leaves his wife and children at Stratford and establishes himself as an actor/playwrite in London from 1587-1592. -
Founder of the Lord Chamberlain's Men
An acting company that took the place of the Queen's Company -
Produces Lyrical Masterpieces
Prosperity and recognition as he is hailed as London's leading playwrite. Considered his lyrical masterpieces: Midsummer's Night Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Richard II, Merchant of Venice. -
Shakespeare's company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men
By 1597, Shakespeare's company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, leased the Theatre. The owner was reluctant to renew the lease. On December 28, 1598, the Lord Chamberlain's Men and about a dozen workers dismantled the Theatre and rebuilt it across the Thames -
The Globe burned to the ground
The Globe burned to the ground set fire by a cannon shot during a performance of Shakespeare's Henry VIII. -
He died at the age of 52, he wrote 36 plays and 154 sonnets
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Anne Hathaway died
She died at the age of 63
