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Apr 23, 1564
Shakespeare's Birth
William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon -
Period: Apr 23, 1564 to
Shakespeare's life
Shakespeare's life -
Marriage
William, at the age of eighteen, married Anne Hathaway, a twenty six year old woman. -
Birth of first child
Susanna was born six months after their wedding. She was conceived out of wedlock which leads people to consider this the reason for William and Anne's marriage. -
Baptism
Susanna is baptized a few days after her birth. -
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The Lost Years
From !585-1592 not much is known about the whereabouts of Shakespeare, thus this period is calles the Lost Years. He couls have been hiding from the law because he poached a dear, this is punishable by death, sailing, traveling, or fighting in a war. -
Twins
They had twins in February of 1585. The boy was Hamnet and the girls name was Judith. -
Lord Chamberlain's men
He joined a acting company known as Lord Chamberlain's men in 1594. -
Death by Hamnet
Hamnet dies at the age of eleven in 1596. -
Globe Theater
Shakespeare's company erected the Globe Theater in 1598. -
Well Known
By this time William was a well known actor and playwright in London. -
The Queens death
Queen Elizabeth dies of blood poisoning she was nearly 70 years of age. -
Susanna's marriage
Shakespeare's first born gets married in 1607. -
Blackfiars
An indoor theater named blackfiars was leased in 1608. -
Retirement
Shakespeare retired to "New Place" in 1610 -
Burn-burn
The Globe theater catches on fire and burns down due to cannon fire in one of the plays inside of the theater. -
Reopening
The Globe Theater is rebuilt after the terrible accident. -
Shakespeare's Death
Died on April 23 1616, in Newplace Strtaford. Shakespeare died on his birthday due to eating contaminated pickled herring.
