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Apr 23, 1564
Shakespeare is born
Shakespeare is born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon in England. -
Aug 26, 1571
Shakespeare attends King Edward VI Grammar School in Stratford-upon-Avon
King Edward VI Grammar School in Stratford-upon-Avon at age seven. -
Period: Aug 26, 1571 to
Lost Years
Very little information is available on what happened durring this time to Shakespeare. -
Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway
Shakespeare Anne Hathaway at age 18 years. Anne was 8 years older than Shakespeare. -
Susanna Shakespeare is born
Shakespeare's daughter is born 5 months after his marriage.
She lives for 66 years, -
Judith and Hamnet Shakespeare are born
These two were the second and third children of Shakespeare.
Judith lives till the age of 77
Hamnet lifes to the age of 11 -
Shakespeare finishes his first play
The name of Shakespeare's first play is Henry the IV. This is the first published play that historians know of. -
Shakespeare begins writing sonnets
In the end Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets. -
Globe Theatre puts on it's first show
Julius Caesar is the first play on the stage at the Globe Theatre. -
The Tempest
The Tempest is Shakespeare's last well known and widely read play written. It is unknown if any other plays were created. -
Globe theatre burns to the ground
Theatre burns to the ground forcing all plays to halt until theatre is rebult. -
Globe thartre rebuilt
The Globe Theatre is reopened and rebuilt for public use. -
Shakespeare dies
Shakespeare dies at the age of 52.
