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Apr 23, 1564
Shakespeare is born
Born in Stratford-on-avon -
Period: Apr 23, 1564 to
Shakespeares Life
Born on Stratford-on-avon -
Marriage bond
'William Shagspeare' as it was spelt on the marriage bond wed 'Anne Hathwey' - Anne Hathaway of Shottery, Stratford -
Shakespeare was married
William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, a woman eight years his senior. -
The Baptism of Susanna
The baptism of Susanna Shakespeare the first child of William and Anne born six months after their wedding. -
The beginning of the "Lost Years"
From 1585-1592 not much is known about the whereabouts of Shakespeare, thus this period is called the “The Lost Years”. -
The baptism of Hamnet and Judith Shakespeare
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Death of Robert Greene
Author of Groatsworth of Wit in which he complains about Shakespeare as an "upstart crow". -
Last of the "Lost Years"
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First document mentioning Shakespeare connected with the theatre
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Hamnet Shakespeare dies
Hamnet contracted the deadly disease and died at the age of eleven. -
John Shake-speare Granted Coat of Arms
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The globe theatre is built
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William Shakespeare buys land in Stratford for £320
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Queen Elizabeth dies
Queen Elizabeth I dies -
James becomes new monarch
James the VI of Scotland becomes the new monarch in England as King James I. -
Fire destroys the Globe theatre
Fire destroys the Globe Theatre during a performance of Henry VIII when cannon fire sets fire to the thatched roof. -
Shakespeare dies
Due to eating a contaminated pickled herring.
