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Apr 23, 1564
Traditional Birth
Traditional Birth, celebrated on St. George's day, 3 days before his baptism -
Period: Apr 23, 1564 to
Life In Stratford
The date that Shakespeare went to London is unknown but we know he was there by 1592 because of being called out by Robert Greene -
Marries Anne Hathaway
He marries a few years after leaving school, she was already expecting a child before they married -
Susanna Hall birth
Shakespeare's firstborn daughter is born -
Birth of Judith and Hamnet
Birth of the second and third child as well as his firstborn son; they were twins. -
Move to London
The date that Shakespeare went to London is unknown but we know he was there by 1592 because of being called out by Robert Greene -
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Writing of Shakespeare's Earliest Plays
Writing of Henry VI Parts I, II, & III, Titus Andronicus, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona is within this timespan during a plague in England -
Lord Chamberlain's men
Founding member, actor, playwright, and shareholder in acting company. -
Retirement
He stopped acting in late 1603 -
King's Men
Under King James the Lord Chamberlain's men gain royal patronage and become the King's Men -
Retirement from writing
The last play he wrote was in 1611, but he officially retired in 1613 -
Death
He supposedly died of a fever after having too many drinks in Stratford according to the Vicar of the local church -
Plays published
John Heminge and Henry Condell had his plays published by WIlliam Jaggard and his son Issac
