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Apr 23, 1564
Birth
William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He was the son of John Shakespeare, a glove-maker, and Mary Arden. (https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/william-shakespeare/william-shakespeare-biography/), (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare) -
1582
Anne Hathaway
When he was eighteen, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, who was twenty-six. It was a rushed marriage because Anne was already pregnant at the time of the ceremony. Together they had three children. Their first daughter, Susanna, was born six months after the wedding and was later followed by twins Hamnet and Judith. (Hamnet died when he was just 11 years old). (https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/william-shakespeare/william-shakespeare-biography/ -
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Lost Years
After the birth of his twins in 1585, Shakespeare disappeared from public record until 1592, when his works began appearing on the London stage. These seven years are known as "Shakespeare's Lost Years," and have been the source of various stories that remain unverified. (https://www.williamshakespeare.net/) -
Shakespeare in London
The first reference to Shakespeare in the literary world of London comes in 1592. It is not known definitively when Shakespeare began writing but several of his plays were on the London stage by 1592 and his reputation was established in London. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare), (https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare) -
Lord Chamberlain's Men
After 1594, Shakespeare's plays were performed only by the Lord Chamberlain's Men, a company owned by a group of players, including Shakespeare, that soon became the leading playing company in London. After Queen Elizabeth's death in 1603, the company was renamed as the King's Men, after King James I. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare)
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Hamnet's death
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New Place
Shakespeare’s success in the London theatres made him considerably wealthy, and by 1597 he was able to purchase New Place, the largest house in Stratford-upon-Avon. Although his professional career was spent in London, he maintained close links with his native town. (https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/william-shakespeare/william-shakespeare-biography/) -
The Globe Theatre
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare%27s_Globe) -
Father's death
On his father's death in 1601, William Shakespeare inherited the old family home in Henley Street.(https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/william-shakespeare/william-shakespeare-biography/) -
Death
Shakespeare died in Stratford-upon-Avon on 23 April 1616 at the age of 52. He is buried in the sanctuary of the parish church, Holy Trinity. No name was inscribed on his gravestone . Instead these lines, possibly his own, appeared: Good friend, for Jesus’ sake forbear
To dig the dust enclosed here.
Blest be the man that spares these stones,
And curst be he that moves my bones.(https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare/Career-in-the-theatre)