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William Shakespeare

By mmary
  • Apr 26, 1564

    Birth

    Birth
    William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon.

  • Marriage

    Shakespeare gets married to Anne Hathaway. Together they have four children.

  • Son dies

    William and Anne bury their only son, Hamnet, who dies at the age of 11 of unknown causes.

  • The Globe Theatre

    The Globe Theatre
    The Globe Theatre, a wooden theater in London is built. Many of Shakespeare's most famous plays are performed for the first time here, including Othello and King Lear.

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet
    Shakespeare's fateher dies. His death motivates Shakespeare to write Hamlet. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1vvaQq0HIA]

  • Shakespeare's Sonnets

    Shakespeare's Sonnets
    Publisher Thomas Thorpe prints a collection of 154 of Shakespeare's sonnets.

  • Shakespeare Dies

    Suffering from an unknown illness, William Shakespeare dies on his 52nd birthday.