First Folio

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  • Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
    Feb 5, 1568

    Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England

  • Future King James I is born in Scotland
    Feb 5, 1576

    Future King James I is born in Scotland

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    Plague closes all London's Theaters

  • Shakespeare joins Lord Chamberlain's men

    Shakespeare joins Lord Chamberlain's men

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    First recorded performance of Macbeth is given at court

  • Shakespeare retires to Stratford

    Shakespeare retires to Stratford

  • shakespeares death

    shakespeares death

    Shakespeare died in 1616. The first folio was published 7 years later
  • First Folio Published

    First Folio Published

  • First Folio

    First Folio

    The content of the First Folio was registered. Registration also provided an opportunity to innoke a form of censorship and the means to suppress too much freedom of thought and criticism of the crown and public affairs.
  • William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare

    The First folio was printed seven years after the death of William Shakespeare in 1616. Several further editions of Willeam Shakespeare's works were published in the course of time.