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  Prince James became King of Scotland on July 24, 1567, at the age of 13 months.
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  Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
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  Future King James I is born in Scotland
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  James married Anne of Denmark by proxy on
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  Plague closes all London's theaters
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  Shakespeare joins the Lord Chamberlain Men
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  First recorded performance of Macbeth is given at Court
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  Shakespeare retires to Stratford.
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  King James died in 1625 of gout and senility. He is buried in the Henry VII chapel in Westminster Abbey.
