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Shakespeare timeline
By Brian Carpman
By Brian Carpman
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Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I
January 15, 1559
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Elizabeth I becomes the queen of england
Shakespeare is born
1564
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Born in Stratford-upon-Avon to tanner and glove maker, John Shakespeare and his wife, Mary (Arden)
Shakespeare goes to School
1571
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If Shakespeare went to school this is when he would have started because children in Stratford began their schooling at the age of seven
first public playhouse built in london
1576
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the type of playhouse for plays not playboys.
sir francis drake circumnavigates the world
1577 - 1580
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first circumnavigation of the world, took only three years
Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway
1582
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Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway November the 27th at Temple Grafton, a village near Stratford.
Shakespeare's first child is born
1583
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Susanna, his first child is born
Sir Walter Raleigh’s first expedition to Roanoke
April 27, 1584
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Ralelgh starts the failed colony of Roanoke
The Twins Are Born
February 2, 1585
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Judith and Hamnet, twins, are born , February 2nd. Shakespeare goes to London and starts his theatrical career.
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
july 29, 1588
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Spain's "invincible" navy is defeated by the English because of home field advantage
Shakespeare Make A Name For Himself
1589 - 1592
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Shakespeare establishes his career and begins to make a name for himself.
The North Berwick Witch Hunt
1589 - 1593
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first major witchcraft prosecution in scotland
Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus premieres
1592
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a tragedy
The plague hits London, closing the theaters
1592 - 1 year
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this almost killed the theater industry in london
Writes Venus and Adonis
1593
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Dedicates Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece to Henry Wriothsley, Earl of Southampton – thought to be the beautiful youth of his sonnets.
Founds An acting company
1594
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Founding member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, an acting company.
Midsummer nights dream premiers
1595
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Hamlet Dies
1596 - 1597
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His son Hamnet dies. Shakespeare purchases New Place, a large house in Stratford.
MIddle Age
1598 - 1608
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The The King’s Men and perform regularly at court.
1607 Susanna Shakespeare marries Dr. John Hall.
1608 The King’s Men begin playing at The Blackfriars.
1608 Shakespeare’s mother dies.
The Earl of Essex’s attempted rebellion
1601
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for this he was executed for treason
King James I Succeeds Queen Elizabeth I
1603
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king James (who is also king of Scotland) becomes king of England
Gunpowder Plot
november 5 1605
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remember remember the fifth of November twas the gunpowder treason plot
The founding of Jamestown, Virginia
1607
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the first permanent English colony in the new world
The Sonnets are published.
1609
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King James Bible Published
1611
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the most popular bible of all time is published
Shakespeare's late life
1612 - 1616
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Shakespeare retires from the theatre and returns to live in Stratford. Works on new plays with his friend, John Fletcher.
1616 Judith Shakespeare married Thomas Quiney.
Writes: Cardenio, Henry VIII, The Two Noble Kinsmen.
Shakespeare dies on 23rd April 1616 (on his birthday) and is buried in Holy Trinity Church , Stratford Upon Avon.
The Globe is destroyed by a fire
1613
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the largest theater in England is destroyed in a fire
theaters shut down by puritans
1642
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