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Shakespeare was born in April 26, 1564. He was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.
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Shakespeare was Baptized at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, which is one of the most beautiful parish churches in England.
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At the age of 7, Shakespeare entered King Edward VI Grammar School (known as King's New School), an excellent grammar school in Stratford-upon-Avon, attended by the sons of civil servants like his father. He received seven years of formal education and left school when he was 14 in 1578.
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At the age of 18 Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children; Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith.
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After 6 month of marriage, Shakespeare's first child, Susanna, was born and baptized.
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Anne Hathaway give birth to twins, a son named Hamnet and a daughter named Judith.
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Around this time, Shakespeare writes Henry VI, Part II—his very first play based on English history.
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Playwright Robert Greene penned a scathing critique of Shakespeare, calling him an "upstart crow."
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London theaters were closed due to an outbreak of bubonic plague that eventually killed about five percent of the city's residents.
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Shakespeare published "Venus and Adonis," his first ever poem, which was dedicated to Henry Wriothesley, earl of Southampton.
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In the spring of 1594, the London theaters reopened to the public.
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William and Anne burried their only son, Hamnet, who died at the age of 11 of unknown causes.
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Thanks to his theater work and shrewd investments, wealthy Shakespeare bought the New Place, the second-largest house in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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The Chamberlain's Men built the Globe, a wooden theater in London. Many of Shakespeare's most famous plays were performed for the first time here.
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Hamlet was written around 1600 and first performed in 1609. Hamlet tells the story of a prince who tried to revenge his father’s death but entangled him in philosophical problems he could’t solve. It is Shakespeare’s best-known play and widely regarded as the most influential literary work ever written.
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Upon the death of Queen Elizabeth I, King James ascended the throne. The company, Chamberlain's Men, changed its name to the King's Men, and performed before King James eleven times.
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The King's Men began performing at Blackfriars, an indoor theater in London. In contrast to the somber mood of the last seven years, Shakespeare's work took on a lighter tone in plays like Cymbeline, The Winter's Tale, and The Tempest.
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Shakespeare left London and moved back to Stratford, where his wife and married daughters lived.
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Shakespeare composed his final plays— Henry VIII, Two Noble Kinsmen, and the now-lost Cardenio—in collaboration with John Fletcher, replacement playwright for the King's Men. The globe also caught fire during the the play Henry VIII.
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Suffering from an unknown illness, William Shakespeare died on his 52nd birthday.
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Shakespeare was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford, the same church where he was baptized.
