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Queen Elizabeth comes into rule over London.
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born in Stratford-upon-Avon
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Shakespeare attended school where he learned to read, write, and speak. He dropped out of school at the young age of 15.
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Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway.
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Anne Hathaway and Shakespeare have their first child, Suzanna.
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Shakespeare's twins, Hamnet and Judith, were born
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Shakespeare wrote his first play, "Henry IV Part I", which was a history
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Playwright Robert Greene, writes a horrible critique of Shakespeare.
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Due to the bubonic plague, all theaters in London were forced to close
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Shakespeare writes and publishes his first long poem, "Venus and Adonis".
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Shakespeare publishes " The Rape of Lucrece"
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One of Shakespeare's twins dies due to unknown causes.
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The Globe is built. Many of Shakespeare's plays were first performed here.
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Shakespeare's father dies, and "Hamlet" is published. It is rumored that Shakespeare's father's death leads to him writing one of his most famous plays, "Hamlet".
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Queen Elizabeth dies, and King James becomes king.
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At the end of this year, all of Shakespeare's sonnets have been published and put into a collection.
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It is unknown when Shakespeare moved to London,but it is estimated that he moved back to Stratford-upon-Avon between 1610 and 1613
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Shakespeare makes his final revisions to his will.
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Shakespeare dies on his birthday.
