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There are no official records of his birth but he was baptized in April 26, 1564. it is therefore believed he was born around that time, possible on April 23.
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Very little is known about Shakespeare in this time period as they are from when he left grammar school to his marriage with Anne Hathaway.
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William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway, age 26, at age 18 They bear their first child six months later
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Shakespeare has twins named Hamnet and Judith.
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These are the 7 years in Shakespeare's life in which he must have been perfecting his dramatic skills and collecting sources for the plots of his plays.
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Shakespeare writes his first play called Henry VI, Part One.
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The plague closes the theater ,so Shakespeare begins writing poetry.
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Shakespeare publishes "Venus and Adonis", his first long published poem. It was dedicated to his patron, the Early of Hampton.
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The theaters of London reopen to the public. The next five years are full of invitations to the royal court as they become London's most popular acting group.
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Romeo and Juliet and Midsummer Night's Dream is first performed.
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Hamnet Shakespeare passes away at age 11. The reasons are unknown.
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Due to the immense wealth, Shakespeare purchases New Place. It is the second largest house in Stratford.
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William becomes a shareholder in the Globe.
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The Globe Theater is built by Shakespeare's playing company.
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Shakespeare's father passes away and he writes the play "Hamlet".
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Queen Elizabeth dies and James I takes over the patronage of Shakespeare's company. they are renamed The King's Men.
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The Gun Powder was a failed assassination attempt against King James I led by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby.
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Macbeth is first performed a year after the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
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The King's Men begin performing at Blackfriars in London. His plays become lighter tone compared to his previous plays over the past 7 years.
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Shakespeare leaves London and returns to Stratford where his wife and now married daughters live.
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The Globe burns down in a fire and is rebuilt to be later opened in 1614.
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Shakespeare dies and is buried in the Holy Trinity church in Stafford-upon-Avon.
