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William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and mother Mary Arden some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. (Rob)
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WIlliam was baptised three days after his birth,
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Marries Anne Hathaway.
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Susanna Shakespeare is born
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The twins Judith and Hamnet Shakespeare are born
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After leaving Stratford for London, William was recognized as a successful actor, as well as a leading poet. He was a member of 'The Chamberlain's Men'.
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Robert Greene's editor Henry Chettle made a public apology to Christopher Marlowe and Shakespeare for the Groatsworth of Wit
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Theatres close due to the Bubonic Plague (The Black Death)
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Confirmed performance of The Comedy of Errors
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Hamnet dies at the age of eleven.
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Shakespeare invested in the Globe Theatre giving him 12.5% of the stakes and it was in his interest to write as many plays as possible.
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The Bubonic Plague strikes again killing 33,000
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Jamestown was established during this time. It was the first surviving English colony.
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