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Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare was born
William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon to John Shakespeare who was a leather merchant and Mary Arden a local land heiress. William was the third son and had 2 older sisters , Joan and Judith as well as three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard and Edmund. He was baptized three days later on April 26, 1564 at the Holy Trinity Church. This is a significant event because this is the day one of the most influential writers of all time was born (biography.com) -
1577
World event: Francis Drake sailed around the world (1577-1580)
Francis Drake was the 1st Englishman to sail around the world, and the second person ever, after Juan Sebastian Elcano(who took over after Magellan's death),which is why it important.He was appointed by Queen Elizabeth to explore the northwest coast of North America and find the Northwest passage in 1577.During the journey Francis Drake landed in California due to a storm he got caught in, and claimed California for Queen Elizabeth and his journey ended in 1580, Plymouth. (Biography.com editors) -
William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on Novembre 28, 1564
William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on in 1582 in Worcester, Canterbury Province. At the time Shakespeare was only 18 years old, while Anne Hathaway was 26. Hathaway was from a small town called Shottery, which was a mile west from Stratford (biology.com editors). -
Shakespeare published the poem Venus and Adonis
Shakespeare published the poem Venus and Adonis in 1583.His first print of the volume was very neatly and cleanly printed which showed that he was very careful in the preparation of the printing of the poem. The poem was very successful and it has been reprinted 8 more times in Shakespeare's lifetime. This is a important event because it was the start of Shakespeare's long career and his fame (Andrews 589). -
Shakespeare's first child was born
Susanna Shakespeare, the eldest daughter of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway was born on May 26, 1583. She was born six months after Shakespeare and Hathaway wedding (biology.com editors). -
Roanoke was founded
Roanoke was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh on August 1585. It was the first english settlement in the New World, but it failed many times and eventually the settlement disappeared altogether. The only clue to how they disappeared is the mysterious words that were carved on a tree, Croatoan (history.com editors) -
the start of the 9 years war
The 9 years war spans from 1594 to 1603. It was one of the most bloodiest wars in irish history. The war was the Irish, more specifically Hugh O'Neil, the earl Tyrone, and his allies trying to get rid of Britain's power and control in Ireland. This event is important because it is a turning point where Gaelic is being replaced by English as Ireland's national language and how many people respond to it. This will lead to the famine and misery for the Irish after the fall of O"Neil(4 courts press) -
William Shakespeare becomes a member of the Lord Chamberlain's Men
In June 1594 Shakespeare was part of a premier acting company with William Kempe and Richard Burbage. This company will later become the Lord Chamberlain's Men and Shakespeare is a very important member, since he was the best dramatist of that time period. The Lord's Chamberlain's Men will be renamed the King's Men after the accession of James I in 1603. This event will show the impact and affect Shakespeare had in England back in the late 1500s and even today (Andrews 590, Spencer). -
Shakespeare published the poem the Rape of Lucrece
Shakespeare published this poem in order to exploit the success of his first poem, Venus and Adonis, and like many others, the sequel was less successful than the predecessor. In total the poem was printed five more times during Shakespeare's lifetime. The poem was written under the warrant "of acceptance", as if Shakespeare had written this poem to a friend. This event was probably the first time Shakespeare had attempted to take advantage of the success of a poem to make money(Andrews 589-590) -
Shakespeare granted a coat of arms
William Shakespeare and his father, John Shakespeare was granted a coat of arms. The fees of the coat of arms were paid by William Shakespeare himself. This is one of the important evidence that showed that Shakespeare prospered early on his career and was trying to retrieve his family's fortunes. (Sepencer, Brown, Bevington). -
New Place
Shakespeare had bought New Place, a large house in Stratford in 1597. New Place consisted of two cottages and two barns. It was believed that Shakespeare had walked past New Place many times as a kid on the way to school (Fox 9). -
The Globe Theater
The Globe theater was a massive theater in London. It was built by William Shakespeare and his business partners, the Lord Chamberlain's men. The Globe Theater was built on the southern bank of the Thames River. This theater, which was originally built by Shakespeare, was burn down by a fire in 1613, then was rebuilt. This theater is important, since it was the location where Shakespeare performed many of his plays and it help influence theaters and the plays in general (biography.com editors). -
Don Quixote
The first part of Don Quixote, the first modern novel, was written by Miguel de Cervantes, who was a soldier that began working as a commissary for the Spanish Armada. Don Quixote was a book about a old man that went mad after reading too much novels that were about the knights of the Medieval Period and his adventures as a knight. This novel was the first one to challenged the other novel written about honorable knights saving people (biography.com editors) -
Jamestown
On December 6, 1606 the journey to Virginia began and three ships, the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery. On May 13 the colonists decided to settle in Jamestown, which was named after the King of England at the time, King James I. Jamestown will become the first permanent English settlement in North America (Stebbins). -
Galileo builds his own telescope
In 1609 Galileo builds his own telescope. He didn't invent the telescope, the telescope was invented by a dutch lens maker, but Galileo did build his own telescope without looking at the original device. After he built his telescope Galileo became the first person to use a telescope to observe objects in space, which is why this event is significant (Beck, Black, Naylor, Shabaka 547). -
Death of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare died on April 25, 1616 and was buried on the same day. Although he died in April Shakespeare signed his will on March 25, a month before his death. This event is important because it was the end of Shakespeare himself, although his work was reprinted many times after his death (Fox).
