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Period: Jan 1, 1560 to
Shakespeare's Life
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Apr 23, 1564
Shakespeare born
William Shakespeare is born on April 23 at Straford upon Avon. He was baptised at the Holy Trinity Church on April 26th as Gulielmus Filius Johannes Shakespeare -
Shakespeare Married
William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. -
The Queen's Company formed
The Queen's Company was an exclusive group of actors that performed for Queen Elizabeth. They were later replaced by Lord Chamberlain's Men. -
Shakespeare's daughter born
Shakespeare's first daughter Susanna is born. -
Shakespeare's twins born
Shakespeare has twins Judith and Hamlet born. -
Departs Stratford for London
Shakespeare moves from his home in Straford to the thriving theatre scene in London. -
Plays Written
The Comedy of Errors
Titus Andronicus
The Taming of the Shrew
Henry VI, 1,2,3
Richard III -
Shakespeare Established in London
Shakespeare has become an established playwright and author. His works have become popular, and his rise to the most popular Elizabethian playwright begins. -
Founding member of Lord Chamberlain's Men
The Lord Chamberlain's Men was an acting troupe that Shakespeare helped found. He recieves 10% of the porfits from their performances. -
Plays written
1593 Venus and Adonis
Begins writing the Sonnets, probably completed by c.1597 or earlier
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Love's Labour's Lost
Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet
Richard II
Merchant of Venice -
Son Hamlet dies
Shakespeare's one and only son dies of the Black Plague at age 11. -
Plays written
Henry IV,1,2
The Merry Wives of Windsor
As You Like It
Much Ado About Nothing
Henry V
Julius Caesar -
Globe Theatre opens
The most famous theatre of its day, The Globe opens for business. -
Shakespeare's Father dies
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Lord Chamberlain's Men become King's Men
After losing its important patron, Lord Chamberlain, the players find a new patron in King James. -
Plays Written
Twelfth Night
Hamlet
Troilus & Cressida
Alls Well That Ends Well
Measure for Measure
Othello
King Lear
Macbeth
Antony and Clepatra
Coriolanus
Timon of Athens -
Shakespeare's mother dies
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Publication of The Sonnets
The first publication of Shakespeare's sonnets in their entirety.
Other works during this time:
Pericles Prince of Tyre
Cymbeline
The Winter's Tale
The Tempest -
Plays Written
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Plays Written
Henry VIII
The Two Noble Kinsmen
Cardenio -
Shakespeare Dies
Shakespeare dies in Straford uopn Avon on April 23rd 1916, his birthday. He is buried at the Holy Trinity Church, the place of his baptism.
