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A timeline of Shakespeare's lifetime.
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Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-on Avon. He was the third of eight children born to John Shakespeare, the mayor of Stratford, and Mary Arden. He went to Stratford Grammar School and studied Latin until he was fifteen years old.
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At the age of eighteen, Shakespear married Anne Hathaway, a woman eight years older than him.
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Six months after Shakespeare's marriage, their first daughter was born in May of 1583, leading to the belief that Shakespeare and Anne were married out of wedlock.
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1585-1592. Not much is known about Shakespeare's wherabouts during this time period. Speculation was that he was travelling abroad, or fighting. It is also thought that he might have been hiding because he illegally killed a deer, which was punishable by death.
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In February of 1585, Anne has twins by the names of Hamnet and Judith.
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The Lost Years end. By this time Shakespeare is a well known actor and playwrite
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Shakespeare joins a reperatory company called 'Lord Chamberlain's Men'
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Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, dies by plague.
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Lord Chamberlain's Men, the reperatory company that Shakespeare joined in 1594, build a large open theater called the Globe Theater
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Queen Elizabeth I dies and King James I takes the throne and Lord Chamberlain's Men change their name to 'The King's Men'.
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Suzanna, Shakespeare's eldest daughter, marries.
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The King's Men lease a closed roof theater called Blackfriars.
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Shakespeare retires to 'New Place'
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Globe Theater burns down due to cannon fire.
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The Globe Theater is rebuilt.
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Shakespeare dies on his birthday due to eating a contaminated pickled herring