All about Shakespeare

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  • 1564

    The Bard Is Born

    The Bard Is Born
    William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon to John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. The fourth of the Shakespeares' eight children shared a birthday with St. George, the patron saint of England.
  • 1569

    Shakespeare started School

    Shakespeare started School
    It was an excellent grammar school in Stratford attended by the sons of civil servants like his father. Boys typically entered the school around the age of five.

  • Shakespeare got married

    Shakespeare got married
    The Bishop of Worcester issued a marriage license to "William Shagspere" and "Ann Hathwey," formalizing the marriage of 18-year-old William Shakespeare and 26-year-old Anne Hathaway.

  • First Play

    First Play
    Shakespeare wrote Henry VI, Part One.He
    left Stratford to begin work as a playwright and actor in London.

  • Shakespeare Praised

    Shakespeare Praised
    By this time Shakespeare has become a noted playwright with at least a dozen plays under his belt, including Romeo and Juliet(https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/romeo-and-juliet), A Midsummer Night's Dream(https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/midsummer-nights-dream), The Merchant of Venice, Love's Labors Lost, Richard II and Titus Andronicus.

  • Globe Theater Built

    Globe Theater Built
    Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, and The Merry Wives of Windsor were performed in this wooden theatre.

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet
    It was believed that his father's death motivated Shakespeare to write Hamlet around this time.
    https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/hamlet

  • Shakespeare Died

    Shakespeare Died
    Suffering from an unknown illness, William Shakespeare died on his 52nd birthday.