(Unknown Day) John Shakespeare was elected as mayor of Stratford-upon-Avon
Unknown Day
Jan 1, 1569
(Unknown Day)Two acting companies. The Queen's Players and The Earl of Worchester's Men,perform in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Jan 1, 1576
(Unknown Day) James Burbage builds the first English playhouse, called the Theatre
Jan 1, 1582
(Unknown Day) Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway
(Unknown Day) Shakespeare's daughter, Susanna, is born.
(Unknown Day) The twins, Hamnet and Judith, are born
(Unknown Day) Shakespeare leaves Stratford-upon-Avon and moves to London and begins acting and touring.
(Unknown Day) Mary, the Queen of Scots, is executed
(Unknown Day) Shakespeare writes Henry VI, Parts I, II, III and Titus Andronious
(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.
(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.
(Unknown Day) Writes As You Like It and Much Ado About Nothing
(Unknown Day) The Globe Theatre opens; Shakespeare writes The Merry Wives of Windsor, Henry V and Julius Caesar.
(Unknown Day) John Shakespeare dies
(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.
(Unknown Day) Writes Measure for Measure and Othello
(Unknown Day) Writes King Lear; invests in properties in Stratford-upon-Avon.
(Unknown Day) Susanna marries Dr. John Hall; Shakespeare writes Antony and Cleopatra
(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
(Unknown Day) Writes Pericles, Macbeth and Timon of Athens.
(Unknown Day) Writes The Winter's Tale and Henry VIII
(Unknown Day) Writes the Tempest
(Unknown Day) Shakespeare retires from London life and returns to Stratford-upon-Avon;the Globe Theatre burns down; Richard Shakespeare dies
(Unknown Day) Judith Shakespeare marries Thomas Quintey
