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Was born in Stratford-on-Avon in England
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Marries Anne Hathaway, a women eight years his senior.
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SIx months after the wedding in May of 1583 Susanna was born.
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“ The Lost Years “From 1585 - 1592 not much is known about the whereabouts of Shakespeare , thus this period is called, “ The Lost Years “ .
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In February of 1585 the twins were born Hamnet and Judith.
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By 1592 Shakespeare was well known by actors and playwrights in London
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He joined a reperatory company known as Lord Chamberian’s men in 1594
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Hamnet dies in 1596
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The company built the Globe Theater
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Queen Elizabeth dies in 1603
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Shakespeare daughter Susanna marries in 1607.
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An indoor theater, Blackfriars, was leased in 1608.
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Shakespeare retires to “ New Place “ in 1610.
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The Globe Theater burns in 1613 due to cannon fire in one of the plays in the theatre.
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The Globe Theater is rebuilt in 1614
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Shakespeare dies on his birthday in 1616 due to eating contaminated pickled herring.