Shakespeare and the World By kimmy120194 Period: Jun 2, 1533 to Jun 2, 1584 Ivan IV - First Tsar of Russia Period: Dec 14, 1542 to Jul 24, 1567 Reign of Mary Queen of Scots - Scotland Period: Nov 17, 1558 to Mar 24, 1603 Reign of Queen Elizabeth I Jan 22, 1561 Sir Francis Bacon was Born Period: Jun 2, 1562 to Jun 2, 1598 French Wars of Religion Jun 2, 1563 Outbreak of the Plague Feb 15, 1564 Galileo Gallilei was Born Apr 23, 1564 Shakespeare was born Jun 2, 1565 Seige of Malta Jun 2, 1565 Graphite Pencil Invented Period: Jun 2, 1566 to Jun 2, 1648 Eighty Years War Jun 19, 1572 John Donne was born Period: Jun 2, 1577 to Jun 2, 1580 Francis Drake Circles the World Oct 15, 1582 Georgian Calendar started Nov 28, 1582 William Shakespeare Marries Anne Hathaway Period: Jun 2, 1585 to Jun 2, 1604 Anglo-Spanish War Apr 5, 1588 Thomas Hobbs was Born Jun 2, 1591 First Flushing Toilet Jun 2, 1593 Thermometer Invented Jun 2, 1594 Romeo and Juliet was Written Jun 2, 1594 The Sonnets were Written Dec 31, 1594 Taming of the Shrew was writen Jun 2, 1595 A Midsummer Night's Dream was Written Jun 2, 1596 The Merchant of Venice was Written Jun 2, 1599 Globe Theatre was Built Jun 2, 1599 As You Like It Was Written Jun 2, 1600 Hamlet was Written Jun 2, 1600 British East India Company Started Period: Jun 2, 1601 to Jun 2, 1603 Russian Famine Jun 2, 1602 British East India Company first Voyage Period: Mar 24, 1603 to Mar 27, 1625 Reign of King James I Jun 2, 1605 King Lear Jun 2, 1605 First Newspaper Nov 5, 1605 Gunpower Plot Failed Jun 2, 1606 Macbeth was Written Jun 2, 1611 King James Version of the Bible First Published Jun 2, 1613 Henry VIII Apr 25, 1616 Shakespeare died