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Period: Apr 23, 1564 to
William Shakespeare's Life
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Jan 1, 1568
(Unknown Day) John Shakespeare was elected as mayor of Stratford-upon-Avon
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Jan 1, 1569
(Unknown Day)Two acting companies. The Queen's Players and The Earl of Worchester's Men,perform in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Jan 1, 1576
(Unknown Day) James Burbage builds the first English playhouse, called the Theatre
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Jan 1, 1582
(Unknown Day) Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway
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(Unknown Day) Shakespeare's daughter, Susanna, is born.
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(Unknown Day) The twins, Hamnet and Judith, are born
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(Unknown Day) Shakespeare leaves Stratford-upon-Avon and moves to London and begins acting and touring.
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(Unknown Day) Mary, the Queen of Scots, is executed
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(Unknown Day) Shakespeare writes Henry VI, Parts I, II, III and Titus Andronious
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(Unknown Day) Plague strikes; Shakespeare begins to write sonnets; writes The Comedy of Errors, The Taming of the Shrew, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Love's Labor's Lost and Richard III
1592-1593 -
(Unknown Day) The Lord's Chamberlain's Men was formed.
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(Unknown Day) Shakespeare gains more fame and recognition as the leading poet in London; son Hamnet dies; writes A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet and The Merchant of Venice.
1595-1596 -
(Unknown Day) Shakespeare buys New Place; writes Henry IV, Parts I and II.
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(Unknown Day) Writes As You Like It and Much Ado About Nothing
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(Unknown Day) The Globe Theatre opens; Shakespeare writes The Merry Wives of Windsor, Henry V and Julius Caesar.
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(Unknown Day) John Shakespeare dies
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(Unknown Day) Queen Elizabeth I dies; King James I is crowned king of England; The Lord's Chamberlain's Men become The King's Men.
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(Unknown Day) Writes Measure for Measure and Othello
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(Unknown Day) Writes King Lear; invests in properties in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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(Unknown Day) Susanna marries Dr. John Hall; Shakespeare writes Antony and Cleopatra
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(Unknown Day) The Plague strikes again; Shakespeare's mother dies;The King's Men acquire Blackfrairs Theatre; Grandaughter Elizabeth Hall is born; Shakespeare writes Coriolanus
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(Unknown Day) Writes Pericles, Macbeth and Timon of Athens.
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(Unknown Day) Writes The Winter's Tale and Henry VIII
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(Unknown Day) Writes the Tempest
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(Unknown Day) Shakespeare retires from London life and returns to Stratford-upon-Avon;the Globe Theatre burns down; Richard Shakespeare dies
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(Unknown Day) Judith Shakespeare marries Thomas Quintey
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Shakespeare dies (on his birthday)