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Apr 23, 1564
Shakespeare was born
William Shakespeare was born in England on Stratford-on-Avon. His parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. -
Period: Apr 23, 1564 to
Shakespeare Timeline
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Apr 26, 1564
Shakespeare was baptised
Shakespeare was baptised when he was 3 days old at the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. -
Jan 1, 1579
Shakespeare graduated from grammar school
Shakespeare studied Latin until he was fifteen years old. -
Shakespeaere got married to Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway was eight years older than William Shakespeare. -
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The Lost Years
Speculation is that he was traveling abroad, sailing, or fighting. It is also thought that Shakespeare might have been in hiding because of his illegal killing of a deer, which was punishable by death. -
Shakespear's twins were born.
Their names were Hamnet and Judith. -
Shakespeare's first daughter, Susana, was born
It was only 6 months, after Anne and William got married, that Susana was born. So that means that they "had a kid" before they were married. -
Shakespeare was a well known actor and playwrighter.
He was well known in London. -
Shakespeare's first published play
His first play was a history play called Henry VI part II. -
He joined a repreatory company known as Lord Chamberlain's men
This was an acting company. -
Shakespeare's twin son, Hamnet died
He died of a plague called the Bubonic Plague. -
The company built the Globe Theatre
The Virtual Tour of the Globe Theatre This theatre was the first one. -
Queen Elizabeth I died
Queen Elizabeth I, was almost the age of 70 years old. -
The Globe Theatre burns down
The Globe Theatre burned down due to cannon fire in one of the plays in the Theatre. -
The Globe Theatre was rebuilt
The second Globe Theatre was built one year before Shakespeare died. -
Shakespeare died
Shakespeare died the day of his birthday due to eating contaminated pickled heering.
