Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Era By BlueBunniesAreAwesome Apr 23, 1564 Shakespeare's Birth Apr 26, 1564 Shakespeare is Baptized Jan 1, 1569 Shakespeare Begins School Nov 28, 1582 Shakespeare Marries Anne Hathaway May 26, 1583 First Child is Born Feb 1, 1585 Twins are Born Jan 1, 1590 Shakespeare Writes HIs First Play Jan 1, 1592 Greene Attacks Shakespeare Jan 1, 1593 Plague Closes Theatres Apr 1, 1593 "Venus and Adonis" is Published Mar 1, 1594 Theatres Reopen May 1, 1594 "The Rape of Lucrece" is Published Aug 11, 1596 Death of Hamnet Shakespeare May 1, 1597 Shakespeare's New Home Aug 16, 1599 Globe Theatre is Built Jan 1, 1601 "Hamlet" is Published Sep 7, 1601 Shakespeare's Father Dies Mar 24, 1603 Queen Elizabeth Dies Jan 1, 1608 The King's Men Perform at Blackfriar's Theatre Jan 1, 1609 Shakespeare's Sonnets are Published Jan 1, 1611 Shakespeare Moves to Stratford Jan 1, 1613 Shakespeare's Final Plays Mar 25, 1616 Shakespeare's Last Will Apr 23, 1616 Shakespeare Dies Apr 25, 1616 Shakespeare's Burial