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Apr 23, 1564
Birth and first years
William Shakespeare was born. He spent his early years in Stratford upon Avon where attended Grammar School until he was 14 years old -
Period: Apr 23, 1564 to
Shakespeare's lifetime
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Marriage to Anne Hathaway
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His first child, Susanna, is baptized
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His twin children, Hamlet and Judith, are baptized
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Henry VI, part I, his first play
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Leaves his home and starts working in the emerging theatres
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Romeo and Juliet
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Hamlet dies from the plague at the age of 11
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Hamlet
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Othello
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Macbeth
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Sonnets published
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Return to Stratford
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Fire destroys Globe Theatre during performance of Henry VIII
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Death of Shakespeare