Shakespeare Timeline

By khaledb
  • Apr 23, 1564

    WIlliam Shakespeare is born.

    This isn't the exact date because no one knows exactly when it was born. It's just an estimate.
  • Apr 26, 1564

    Wiliam Shakespeare is baptized

  • WIlliam Shakespeare gets married.

    At only 18 years old, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway.

  • A child?

    After six months of marriage Shakespeare gets a child. It's a girl named Susanna and she gets baptized.

  • The lost years

    The lost years is where Shakespeare's history was not recorded, so we have no idea what was going on during 1585 through 1592.

  • His first play

    In the year 1590, WIlliam Shakespeare writes his first ever play, "Henry VI, Part One"

  • The Comedy of Errors

    The Comedy of Errors, one of Shakespeare's funniest works that features word play and puns is written somewhere between 1592 and 1594.

  • Romeo & Juliet

    The very popular play "Romeo & Juliet" was written.

  • Globe Theater

    In 1599, Shakespeare's Globe Theater was built on the south bank of the Thames River.

  • Hamlet

    Arguably one of Shakespeare's most popular plays was written in either 1600 or 1601.

  • Othello

    The first performance of Othello takes place.

  • The WInter's Tale

    The Winter's Tale, a play that outlines comedy, history, and tragedy is written in either 1610 or 1611.

  • The Tempest

    The Tempest, a popular romantic comedy play is written.

  • Violence in Globe Theater?

    The Globe Theater is burned to the ground.

  • Globe Theater Comeback

    The Globe Theater is rebuilt and reopened.

  • The will

    After telling his lawyer to make changes, William has his last will ready.

  • His death

    Shakespeare dies on his 52nd birthday.

  • The burial

    He's buried in the same church he was born in.

  • The First Folio

    One year after Shakespeare died, some of his work was compiled and published in what's called the First Folio.

  • His wife?

    Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway, dies.