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Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare's birth
Nobody knows the exact date of when he was born. All we have is the date he was baptized. We assume that he was born three days before he was baptized which was April 23, 1564. [Norman Rabkin 13] -
Period: Apr 23, 1564 to
Shakespears life
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Jan 1, 1568
civil wars broke out in Japan
In Japan the people were fighting for their emperor. they were doing great because they captured Kyoto and it was almost over. when the civil war was over the government declined. [www.japan-guide.com] -
Shakespeare marries and starts his family
William married Anne Hathaway November, 1582. when they got married she was twice his age. Anne was 26 but Shakespeare was only 18.[S. Schoenbaum 20] -
Queen Elizabeth kills Mary Stuart
Mary was the queen of scots. She was also next in line for the crown of England. queen Elizabeth felt Mary was a threat to her thrown so as a result she ordered Mary to be beheaded. [www.eyewitnesstohistory.com] -
Shakespeare leaves his family to work on his playwrite
People are very confused by why he left his family behind when he was pursuing play write. Other people get the fact that he did it because if you wanted a career in play write then you needed to live in London. [Norman Rabkin 8] -
Spanish invade England
In 1588 the Spanish invaded England. the Spanish had a fleet of 130 ships. after 8 hours of fight a change in wind direction put England back on top. England won in the end and Spanish went back to Spain. [www.history.com] -
Starts writing sonets
Sonets were Shakespeare's most popular works. They had many themes such as passage of time, love, beauty, and morality. Some of them have become most widely read poems. [www.absoluteshakespeare.com] -
Galileo develops first thermometer in Italy
In 1593 Galileo discovered the first thermometer. before this there was no way to quantify heat. it was made from a sealed glass cylinder containing clear liquid. they later named it after him because he invented it. [www.history.com] -
wrote Midsummer nights dream
People remember Midsummer Nights dream as a expectantly wonderfully written play. Shakespeare wrote it in a very stormy period yet it was still very good. It was a boyish comedy and people loved that about it. [www.shakespeare-online.com] -
The globe theater is built
Once watching plays got more popular they decided to built the globe theater. To pay off the theater they sold shares to multiple member shares including Shakespeare. For 14 years the theater thrived and became very famous. [www.shakespeareglobe.com] -
wrote Hamlet
Once hamlet was released everybody who saw it instantly feel in love with it. This might be because it was a tragedy and thats what people in the Elizabethan age loved. Some people say that Shakespeare wrote this play for his son who died from an unknown illness. [www.william-shakespeare.info] -
Dutch East India company created
The Dutch East India company was created in the 1600s. It was made to protect the states trade across the Indian ocean. It was established in the Netherlands. [www. brotannica.com] -
Queen Elizabeth dies
The Queen was 69 when she died. People used to think that she was immortal because of how healthy she was then towards then end she got very sick. The Queen was very scared of dying she often sat in her room alone in the dark just crying waiting for the end. [www.elizabethi.org] -
Globe theater burns down
The globe theater burning down was a tragic occasion. They constituted the fire as a accident so it was bond to happen at some point. There was no way anyone could have prevented this on happening especially because there were no safety regulations or firefighters back then. [www.history.com] -
Shakespeares death
Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616. He died when he was 52 when he died. The cause of his death is still unknown and some people call it a mystery. Most of Shakespeare's life was known as a mystery. [A.L Rowse 14] -
wrote Macbeth
Shakespeare wrote the play Macbeth for King James 1. People say this because the play was filled with which craft and James 1 was fascinated by witchcraft. It was a very dark play but in the Elizabethan age that's what people craved so the play did remarkable well. [www.shakespeare-online.com]
