William Shakespeare's Life

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  • Apr 23, 1564

    Birth

    Information Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, a small town of about 1,500 people northwest of London
  • Period: Apr 23, 1564 to

    Lifeline

    When William Shakespeare was born and when he died.

  • Marriage to Anne Hathaway

  • London Theatres close due to the Bubonic Plague (The Black Death)

    It does not specify the exact date of the event

  • William Shakespeare and other company members financed the building of the Globe Theatre

    Exact date was not told. The year was 1598

  • Registration of his famous play 'A Midsummer's Nights Dream'

  • The Bubonic Plague (The Black Death) again ravages London killing 33,000 people

    Exact date was not given. The year was 1603.

  • Death