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Period: Sep 7, 1533 to
Queen Elizabeth I's Reign
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Apr 23, 1564
Shakespeare's Birth
William Shakespeare was born to John and Mary Shakespeare. -
Apr 26, 1564
Shakespeare's Baptism
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1569
Shakespeare goes to school
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Shakespeare gets Married
Shakespeare is married to Ann Hathaway -
Susanna is born and baptized
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Hamnet and Judith are born.
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Shakespeare's first play
Shakespeare writes Henry VI, Part One. -
Venus and Adonis
Shakespeare publishes "Venus and Adonis," his first long published poem. It is dedicated to his patron Henry Wriothesley, the Earl of Southampton. -
Theaters are closed due to the plague
London theaters are closed the bubonic plague that kills about five percent of the city's residents. -
The theaters are reopened
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Shakespeare writes The Rape of Lucrece
Shakespeare publishes "The Rape of Lucrece," dedicated to the Earl of Southampton. -
The death of Hamnet
Hamnet dies of mysterious causes at the age of 11 -
Shakespeare is praised in a newspaper
Writer Francis Meres publishes a glowing review of Shakespeare's work. -
The Globe Theater is Built
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Shakespeare writes Hamlet
Shakespeare's father dies, this may have inspired him to write Hamlet. -
Period: to
King James I's Reign
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Shakespeare revises his will
Shakespeare calls his lawyer to revise his will, making changes that include leaving his "second-best bed" to his wife and £10 to the poor. -
The death of Shakespeare
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Burial
