William Shakespeare

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  • Period: Sep 7, 1533 to

    Queen Elizabeth ruling time frame

    44 years
  • Apr 23, 1564

    William Shakespeare's date of birth

    William Shakespeare's date of birth
    Historians don't know the exact date of birth of William Shakespeare, but they assume that he was born on April 23,1564.
  • Apr 26, 1564

    William Shakespeare's Baptism Date

    William Shakespeare's Baptism Date
    William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26,1564, in the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon.
  • Period: Jun 19, 1566 to

    King James Ruling time span

    22 years
  • 1569

    Shakespeare's Education

    Shakespeare's Education
    Shakespeare enrolls and gets into King's New School, an excellent grammar school in Stratford. There he learns all the things he needs to excel in poetry.

  • William Shakespeare's Marriage

    William Shakespeare's Marriage
    William Shakespeare got married to Anne Hathaway on November 27, 1582. At the time of their marriage, William was 18 and Anne was 26. Their wedding was held in Stratford-upon-Avon

  • First Child is Born

    First Child is Born
    Six months later after their marriage, William and Anne have their first child. It is a girl and her name is Suzanna.

  • Twins are Born

    Twins are Born
    Shakespeare has twins: Hamnet and Judith in 1585. (exact date unknown)

  • William writes his First Play

    William writes his First Play
    William Shakespeare wrote his very first play Henry VI part one in 1590.
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    William continues writing Henry VI

    After he finished writing Henry VI part one, William keeps writing the play. From 1590-1591, William wrote Henry VI Part Two and Henry VI Part Three.

  • Robert Greene attacks Shakespeare

    Robert Greene attacks Shakespeare
    Robert Greene attacks Shakespeare and calls him an "upstart crow". Greene says that he doesn't belong with his university-educated dramatist crowd. This proves that Shakespeare was successful enough to make other playwrights jealous.

  • Plague shuts down the Theaters

    Plague shuts down the Theaters
    The bubonic plague outbreak forces London theaters to close and it also kills 5% of the city's residents.

  • Venus and Adonis

    Venus and Adonis
    Shakespeare uses the plague outbreak as spare time to write poetry. So in April of 1593, he publishes his first long poem: "Venus and Adonis".

  • The Rape of Lucrece

    The Rape of Lucrece
    After the plague dies away and the theaters open again, Shakespeare publishes "The Rape of Lucrece". During this time, Shakespeare also buys some shares in the Chamberlain's Men.

  • Hamnet's Death

    Hamnet's Death
    Shakespeare and Anne bury their only son Hamnet, in August 11, 1596. Hamnet was only 11 when he died and we don't know the cause of his death.

  • Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet
    Shakespeare writes one of his most famous play Romeo and Juliet and has it published in 1597.

  • Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar
    Shakespeare wrote many plays on ancient Greek mythology and gods. One of his most famous is Julius Caesar. Shakespeare wrote this play in 1599.

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet
    After his father is sentenced to death, William gets motivated to write a play honoring him. So, in 1603 Hamlet was written and published. Over the next few years, Shakespeare's play take more of a dark, moody tone.

  • Shakespeare's Sonnets

    Shakespeare's Sonnets
    In 1609, Thomas Thorpe prints a collection of all 154 sonnets written by Shakespeare.

  • Shakespeare's Death

    Shakespeare's Death
    William Shakespeare makes his will to die and at the age of 52, he dies, the cause is an unknown sickness. His real date of death is April 23, 1616. He is buried in the same church he was baptized at, the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford.