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Period: Nov 17, 1558 to
Queen Elizabeth I Takes the Throne
Elizabeth I becomes queen at age 25 until she dies in 1603. -
Apr 23, 1564
Shakespeare's Birth
Shakespeare is born. -
Apr 26, 1564
Shakespeare is Baptized
Shakespeare is baptized at Holy Trinity Church. -
1569
Shakespeare Starts School
Shakespeare starts education at a grammar school called King's New School. -
1579
Shakespeare Graduates School
Shakespeare leaves school at 15 years old -
Shakespeare Marries
Shakespeare gets married to Anne Hathaway. -
Shakespeare's First Child is Born
Shakespeare's first child, Susanna, is born. -
Shakespeare Moves to London
Shakespeare goes to London to pursue his career as a playwright. -
Shakespeare's Second and Third Children are Born
Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway give birth to twins. A boy named Hamnet and a daughter named Judith. -
First Play
Shakespeare wrote his first play, "Henry VIII Part II". -
London Theaters Close
Overcrowding causes an outbreak of bubonic plague and theaters are forced to close -
Shakespeare Writes Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare writes a tragic love story called Romeo and Juliet. -
Theaters Reopen
After recovering from a shutdown from an outbreak of bubonic plague, London theaters reopened to the public. -
Shakespeare's Son Dies
Shakespeare's only son, Hamnet, dies. -
The Globe Theater is Opened
The Chamberlain's Men built the Globe in London. -
Shakespeare Writes Hamlet
Shakespeare writes a tragedy in five acts called Hamlet -
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King James of England Takes the Throne
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Shakespeare's Sonnets are Published
Publisher Thomas Thorpe publishes about 154 of Shakespeare's Sonnets. -
Shakespeare Returns Home
Shakespeare moves back to Stratford in 1613 -
Shakespeare's Death
Shakespeare dies.
