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Apr 23, 1564
Shakespeare is Born
Born in Stratford to John and Mary Shakespeare. His actual birthdate is unknown but universally accepted date is this one. -
Apr 23, 1571
Shakespeare begins school
By local tradition, children entered grammar school at the age of seven. -
Period: Jan 6, 1582 to
Shakespeare starts his career
Shakespeare is believed to have left his family to start as a playwright and performer. -
Shakespeare is in Love
At the age of 18, he marries Anne Hathaway, who is 8 years his senior, at the Temple Grafton. -
Shakespeare's first child
Susanna Shakespeare is born after 5 months of Shakespeare and Anne being married -
Shakespeare's Twins
Judith and Hamnet are born -
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Shakespeare and The Comedy of Errors
publshed 1623 -
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Shakespeare and the Two Gentlemen of Verona
published 1623 -
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Shakespeare and King John
published 1623 -
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Shakespeare and Henry VI (Part 1, 2, 3)
Part 1 published 1623, Part 2 published 1594, Part 3 published 1595 -
Shakespeare and his beginning to fame
Shakespeare begins to be noticed as a force within London theatre; Robert Greene’s Groatworth of Wit famously calls Shakespeare an "upstart crow". He attacks Shakespeare as lacking originality since he borrows ideas from others for his own plays. Academics see this criticism as proof that Shakespeare was in London at this time. -
Shakespeare and Venus and Adonis
Published 1593 -
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Shakespeare and Richard III, Taming of the Shrew, and Titus Andronicus
Published 1597 for Richard III, 1623 for Taming of the Shrew, and 1594 for Titus Andronicus -
Shakespeare and friends
The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, a theatre troupe including distinguished actor Richard Burbage and comic Will Kemp performs with Shakespeare in their group. -
Shakespeare and the Rape of Lucrece
Published 1594 -
Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet
Published 1597 -
Shakespeare and Love's Labour Lost
Published 1598 -
Shakespeare and the Sonnets
Published 1609 -
Shakespeare and Richard II
Published 1597 -
Shakespeare and A Midsummer Night's Dream
Published 1600 -
Shakespeare and the Comapany
The company of actors moved to the Swan Theatre on Bankside when London's authorities ban the public presentation of plays within the city limits of London -
Shakespeare and the Merchant of Venice
Published 1600 -
Shakespeare and Henry IV Part 1
Published 1598 -
Shakespeare and Death
Hamnet dies, supposedly by the plague -
Shakespeare and Business
Shakespeare buys the New Place, one of Stratford’s most preeminent homes. This fuels speculation today by some academics that William was really a successful businessman and not literature’s celebrated playwright. -
Shakespeare and Henry IV Part 2
Published 1600 -
Shakespeare and the Merry Wives of Windsor
Published 1602 -
Shakespeare and Review
Writer Francis Meres publishes a glowing review of Shakespeare's work. Thanks to Meres' review, we know that by this time Shakespeare has become a noted playwright with at least a dozen plays under his belt, including Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Love's Labors Lost, Richard II and Titus Andronicus. -
Shakespeare and Much Ado About Nothing
Published 1600 -
Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre
The Major shareholders of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men lease land from Nicholas Brend, The Globe theatre opening later that same year -
Shakespeare and As You Like It
Published 1623 -
Shakespeare and Julius Ceasar
Published 1623 -
Shakespeare and Henry V
Published 1600 -
Shakespeare and Hamlet
Published 1603 -
Shakespeare and Shakespeare
Shakespeare's father dies and his patron Earl Southampton is sentenced to death (later reprieved) for his role in the Essex rebellion. It is believed that his father's death motivates Shakespeare to write Hamlet around this time. Shakespeare's plays over the next few years take a dark, brooding tone. -
Shakespeare and Twelfth Night
Published 1623 -
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Shakespeare and All's Well That Ends Well
Published 1623 -
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Shakespeare and Othello
Published 1622 -
Shakespeare and Royalty
A Midsummer’s Night is performed at Hampton Court before Queen Elizabeth who dies later that year. James I originally James VI of Scotland proves to be an enthusiastic patron of the arts granting The Chamberlain’s Men a patent to perform. In return, the Company renames itself The King’s Men to honour James I and they quickly become a favorite with the new king. -
Shakespeare and Troilus and Cressida
Published 1609 -
Shakespeare and Measure for Measure
Published 1623 -
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Shakespeare and Timon of Athens
Published in 1623 -
King Lear
Published 1608 -
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Shakespeare and Pericles
Published 1609 -
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Shakespeare and Antony and Cleopatra
Published 1623 -
Shakespeare and the Plague
The return of the plague forces a closure of all playhouses and theatres from the spring of 1608 through to early 1610. -
Shakespeare and Coriolanus
Published 1623 -
Shakespeare and Cymbeline
Published 1623 -
Shakespeare and The Winter's Tale
Published 1623 -
Shakespeare and the Tempest
Published 1623 -
Shakespeare and the Two Noble Kinsmen
Published 1634 -
Shakespeare and Cardenio
Published unknown -
Shakespeare and Fire
. The Globe Theatre burns to the ground. -
Shakespeare Henry VIII
Published 1623 -
Shakespeare and new beginnings
The Globe Theater reopens -
Shakespeare's demise
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Shakespeare and Burial
Shakespeare is buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford, the same church where he was baptized. His marker orders a curse on anyone who disturbs his grave. -
Shakespeare and the First Folio
John Heminge and Henry Condell, Shakespeare's former colleagues in the King's Men, collect 36 of their late friend's plays and publish them together in a volume now known as the First Folio. -
Shakespeare and Macbeth
Published 1606