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Feb 5, 1568
Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
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Feb 5, 1576
Future King James I is born in Scotland
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Plague closes all London's theaters
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First recorded performance of Macbeth is given at Court
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Shakespeare retires to Stratford
No one has found a specific reason of why Shakespeare retired and went back to Stratford besides that fact that his family had lived there.
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Shakespeare retires to Stratford
After Shakespeare retired and returned to Stratford he contributed some of his wealth to the New Globe Theatre, since the old one had burned down in 1613.
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Shakespeare Retires to Stratford
Shakespeare was respected as a good business man in Stratford and they think that he might have left London for the peaceful country side instead of staying around all the noisy streets.
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Shakespeare's wife dies and First Folio published
