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1564
BIRTH
William Shakespeare is born in Stratford- upon- Avon -
1582
MARRIAGE
Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway -
FAMILY
Shakespeare's first child , Sussana , is born -
FAMILY
Shakespeare's twins, Judith and Hamnet, are born -
BECOMING A PLAYWRIGHY
Shakespeare's is first alluded to as a playwright, in Greeene's Groates-worth of Wit -
FIRST POEMS
Shakespeare's first printed poem , Venis and Adonis, appears -
FIRDST PLAY
Shakespeare's first printted play, Titus Andronicus, appears -
FAMILY
Shakespeare's father, John Sahkespeare, is granted a coat of arms; Shakespeare's son dies. -
NEW PLACE
Shakespeare's purchases New Place in Stratford-upon-Avon -
SONNETEER AND AUTHOR
Shakespeare is first mentioned as a sonneteer and author of 12 plays in Palladis Tamia. -
SHAKESPEARE`S FATHER AND SHAKESPEARE'S ACTING COMPANY
Shakespeare's father is granted a confirmation of arms; Shakespeare's acting company takes down its old thater and uses the timber to build the Globe -
BEL-VEDERE
Extracts from Shakespeare's plays and poetry appear in Bel-vedere, the first printed literary commonplace book to include plays. -
SHAKESEARE'S FATHER DIES
Shakespeare's father, John Shakespear, dies -
THE LORD OF CHAMBERLAIN'S MEN
Shakespeare's acting company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men, becomes the king's Men at the accession of James I; Hamlet appears in print -
SHAKESPEARE'S DAUGHTER GETS MARRIED
Shakespeare's daughter Susanna marries John Hall -
SHAKESPEARE'S MOTHER DIES, HIS GRANDAUGHTER IS BORN
Shakespeare's mother , Mary (Arden) Shakespeare, dies; his grandauhgter Elizabeth is born -
SONNETS
Shakespeare's Sonnets appears in print -
THE GLOBE BURNS
Shakespeare purchases the Blackfriars in Lonson; teh Globe burns down during a performance of Henry VIII and is rebuilt within a year -
SHAKESPEARE'S WILL AND DEATH
Shakespeare writes his will; his daughter Judith marries Thomas Quiney; Shakespeare dies