Shakespeare Timeline By s1835 Apr 23, 1564 Birth Apr 26, 1564 Baptized Nov 28, 1582 Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway May 26, 1583 Susanna, Shakespeare's first child, is born. 1585 Twins, Hamnet and Judith, are born 1590 Shakespeare writes his first play, Henry VI, Part One. 1590 Shakespeare writes his first play, Henry VI, Part One. 1592 Greene attacks Shakespeare, calling him an "upstart crow" 1592 Greene attacks Shakespeare, calling him an "upstart crow" 1593 Shakespeare writes "Venus and Adonis" 1594 Shakespeare publishes "The Rape of Lucrece" Aug 11, 1594 Hamnet dies 1597 Shakespeare buys New Place, the second-largest house in Stratford. 1598 Francis Meres publishes a great report on Shakespeare 1599 Globe built 1601 Hamlet is written May 24, 1603 King James become king, and the Chamberlain's Men renamed to King's Men. 1608 King's Men perform at Blackfriars Theater 1609 Shakespeare's Sonnets are published. 1611 Shakespeare moves back to Stratford 1613 Henry VIII, Two Noble Kinsmen are written 1616 Shakespeare dies
