William Shakespear By LennonNuckles 1564 William Shakespeare birth 1582 Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway Period: 1583 to 1585 His Children are born, Susanna and his twins Hammet and Judith 1592 Shakespeare is first referred to as a playwright in Robert Greene's Groats-worth of Wit, as an "upstart crow" Period: 1592 to 1595 A plague outbreak closes London theatres, during which time Shakespeare writes poetry like Venus and Adonis. 1594 His acting company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, performs for the queen, and his play Titus Andronicus is printed. 1599 The Globe Theatre is built using timber from the company's old theatre. Period: 1599 to 1607 The Third Period of Shakespeare's career, marked by living in Stratford and continuing to write. 1603 Queen Elizabeth I dies, and Shakespeare's company becomes the King's Men, the official theatre company of the new monarch, James I. 1609 Shakespeare's collection of Sonnets is published. 1613 The Globe Theatre burns down during a performance of Henry VIII but is rebuilt within a year. 1616 Shakespeare writes his will before dying Apr 23, 1616 Shakespeare dies 1623 The First Folio, the first collected edition of Shakespeare's plays, is published. 1670 Shakespeare's last descendant, his granddaughter Elizabeth, dies childless, ending his direct line.
