-
Apr 23, 1564
Shakespeare's Birthday
William Shakespeare was born on this date in Stratford-on-avon. -
Period: Apr 23, 1564 to
Shakespeare's Life
The Life of Shakespeare -
Jan 1, 1579
Shakespeare finished School
He studied Latin at Stratford Grammar School. -
Shakespeare gets married.
He married Anne Hathaway who was 8 years older than him. -
His daughter is born.
They named their daughter Susanna. -
Period: to
The Lost Years
Not much is known about the whereabouts of Shakespeare during this time. He could have been sailing abroad or running from the law for illegally killing a deer which was punishable by death. -
His twins are born.
They name thier twins Hamnet and Judith. There was a boy and a girl. -
By this time he was a well known actor and playwright in London.
He had acted and written enough to be known. -
He joined Lord Chamberlin's Men
This was a repratory company (acting company). -
Hamnet dies
Hamnet died of the plague at the age of 11 years. -
The Globe theatre is Built.
This theatre is built by Lord Chamberlin's men. -
Queen Elizabeth 1 dies.
She doesn not have any heirs to the thrown, so the new king is King James the first. The acting company changes their name to The Kings Men. -
His daughter gets married.
This is the first of his kids to be married. -
An indoor theatre is leased.
This theatre is called "blackfriars". -
He retires to "Newplace"
Newplace is his estate. -
The Globe Theatre Burns down.
It caught fire from caanon fire in one of the plays. -
Shakespeare dies.
He died on is birthday at the age of 52 due to eating contaminated pickled herring.
