Shakespeare

Shakespeare Timeline

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  • Period: Nov 17, 1558 to

    Reign of Queen Elizabeth I

  • Birth of William Shakespeare
    Apr 23, 1564

    Birth of William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564, around about April 23.
  • William Shakespeare is baptized
    Apr 26, 1564

    William Shakespeare is baptized

  • Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway

    Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway

  • Anne Hathaway gives birth to Susanna Hall

    Anne Hathaway gives birth to Susanna Hall

  • Anne Hathaway gives birth to Judith Quiney and Hamnet Shakespeare

    Anne Hathaway gives birth to Judith Quiney and Hamnet Shakespeare

  • Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part One," is the first of his plays in production

    Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part One," is the first of his plays in production

  • Shakespeare publishes "Venus and Adonis"

    Shakespeare publishes "Venus and Adonis"

  • Shakespeare completes "Henry IV, Part Two" and "Henry V"

    Shakespeare completes "Henry IV, Part Two" and "Henry V"

  • Shakespeare and colleagues form the Lord Chamberlain's Men

    Shakespeare and colleagues form the Lord Chamberlain's Men

  • Shakespeare writes the tragedies "Romeo and Juliet" and "Julius Caesar"

    Shakespeare writes the tragedies "Romeo and Juliet" and "Julius Caesar"

  • The Lord Chamberlain's Men builds The Globe

    The Lord Chamberlain's Men builds The Globe

  • The Lord Chamberlain's Men is renamed to the King's Men

    The Lord Chamberlain's Men is renamed to the King's Men

  • Period: to

    Reign of King James VI of Scotland

  • Shakespeare publishes his "Sonnets"

    Shakespeare publishes his "Sonnets"

  • Shakespeare creates tragicomedies in his plays "Cymbeline," "A Winter's Tale," and "The Tempest"

    Shakespeare creates tragicomedies in his plays "Cymbeline," "A Winter's Tale," and "The Tempest"

  • The Globe playhouse burns down

    The Globe playhouse burns down

  • Shakespeare completes two last works for the theater, "Henry VIII" and "The Two Noble Kinsmen"

    Shakespeare completes two last works for the theater, "Henry VIII" and "The Two Noble Kinsmen"

  • The Globe reopens

    The Globe reopens

  • Death of William Shakespeare

    Death of William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare dies and is buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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