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Apr 23, 1564
Early life
William Shakespeare was born in stratford -upon-avon. He was baptized in the Holy Trinity Parish Church of Stratford. His father, John Shakespeare, was a glove maker and tradesman. His mother, Mary Arden, grew up on a farm with her family. William was the first born of 8 children born, however the 2 children before him died as babies.
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shakespeare starts a family
Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway when he was 18 years old and she was 26. She was pregnant at the time and since it was unacceptable for a women to be pregnant and not married they had no other choice. At that time she was pregnant with their first child Susanna who was born only 6 months after their wedding. Two years later they had twins, Judith and Hamnet. As the kids were growing up they lived in Stratford with Anne and shakespeare moved to London.
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english defeats the spanish armada
The Spanish Armada wanted to target the English Navy because Phillip II was angry with Queen Elizabeth. Sir Francis Drake and other seadogs responsible for raiding Spanish ships did not receive any punishment from the Queen. The English Navy filled 80 ships with flammables and sent them to scare and scatter the Armadas formation, which made them easy targets. This was considered a great defeat against the strongest country in the world.
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Roanoke Colony Deserted
Roanoke colony was located in America where present day North Carolina is. This colony was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh. The first colonists didn't last long due to indian attacks, low food supply, and illnesses. Raleigh ordered John White to gather supplies and 100 colonists to come back. When John white returned there was nobody there and to this day nobody knows why. There are many different theories but no proof. Roanoke was the first failed colony in North America.
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wrote Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare wrote this play early in his career. He wrote it based off of Arthur Brooke's poem " The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet". The poem was based off of two people that died for one another in the act of love. Even though this wasn't fully shakespeare's idea he still got full credit for the play. Writing this popular tragedy drew attention to him and his plays for the better. This play was performed all over London and so many people attended.
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Globe theatre built
The Globe Theatre was built with the help of shakespeare and his playing company. The first ever production was Julius Caesar the year of opening. It was one of the most popular theaters in London. Once you got in it was so crowded you could barely move, it was filled with mostly 3,000 people. The theatre wasn't just for entertainment but if you had a balcony seat it showed you were very rich. The Globe helped Shakespeare expand his career and social status.
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First Performance at Globe Theatre
The first production was Julius Caesar. It was performed with about 15 actors. Young boys had to play the women parts because they weren't allowed to act. Before the play started a trumpet went off to alert the people. People behind the actors would tell them their lines before saying them. 3,000 people could fit in the theatre and during this play that limit was significantly reached. This play encouraged the audience and many more to attend the following plays.
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writes Hamlet
Shakespeare wrote the revenge tragedy play, hamlet based off of a legend that many people don't know about. The legend was by Thomas Kyd, named Ur-Hamlet however, there is no copies of the play but there is a character named Hamlet in it. Another reason he wrote this play could of been out of grief. His only son Hamnet had become very ill at a young age and passed away at only 11. This play became very popular and was performed in theaters all over England.
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Dutch East India company is founded
The Dutch East India Company was created to protect the trade into the Indian Ocean. The Dutch founded a never seen before large shipping company. It was a huge success so the East Indies wanted to join together with them in the business. The Dutch East India company became so powerful that thy were able to take over the region.
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writes Macbeth
Shakespeare wrote the tragedy of Macbeth. The new king, King James symbolized the Union of the Scottish and English crowns that Shakespeare had referred to in the play. He purposely added " 3 weird sisters" in the play because he knew the king was into witchcraft. Shakespeare wrote this play almost as a celebration of the new king. This play had a dark and suspenseful storyline that the audience seemed to enjoy Macbeth was performed all over London.
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Colony of Jamestown founded
English men came to North America and they had found the first english settlement, Jamestown. They named it after their king, King James I. The failures that had occurred with the Native Americans in Jamestown had caused the Colony to plummet. However, when the English had found the colony it took a turn for the better. It became the first permanent English settlement in America.
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1st astronomical telescope was invented
The first astronomical telescope was invented by Galileo Galilei. He invented many useful devices and this is most important. Throughout Europe there was models of telescopes being made that could magnify up to 3 times. However, he thought he could create something even better and he did. He constructed a telescope that could magnify up to 20 times. This was important at the time, it worked so well he saw the moon. Later, he was able to make so many more discoveries.
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Planetary laws of motion is created
Johann Kepler was studying the orbit of mars for a long time. When the astronomer, Tycho Brahe died, Kepler collected all of his data to study. Kepler made some discoveries and published 2 of 3 of the planetary laws of motion. He proved that planets move around the sun in ellipses not circles which was what everyone had believed. Also, motions the planets make involving the sun. This was astonishing because everyone thought the theories they had always known were true.
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154 sonnets were published
All of the theaters were closed down for the black plaque so writers had to find a different way of working. Shakespeare wrote sonnets to get money while he couldn't produce plays. Sonnets helped shakespeare significantly because it brought out the great talent he had. Some of the 154 sonnets he wrote were the most important poems of the english language. The sonnets were published by Thomas Thorpe, although he didn't have Shakespeare's permission. (http://shakespeare.about.com) -
Fire destroys the Globe
The Globe Theatre caught on fire during a performance of " Henry VIII". Shakespeare used real props during his plays for special effects and during the play the cannon actually went off. The globe Theatre was made up of timber and a thatched roof, which led the Globe to go up in flames. This was devastating because this was one of the most popular theaters in London. Later in 1614 the Globe theatre was rebuilt with qualities to make it better.
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Shakespeare dies
Shakespeare's date of death and how is actually unknown. However, he was buried 2 days later on April 25th so it is most likely that he died on his 52nd birthday. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-Upon-Avon. There is proof that Shakespeare was sick for a while before his life had come to an end so it was no surprise. He lived a long and healthy life because the life expentancy in Elizabethan England was 35 years. (http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com)
