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Short Biography of William Shakespeare
Date of Birth: Born on 23 April 1564
Place of Birth : Stratford upon Avon
Parents: Father: John Shakespeare, Merchant
and Bailiff and Justice of the Peace
Mother:
Mary Arden
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1564 |
April 23: William Shakespeare
was born. He spent his early years in Stratford upon
Avon where attended Stratford Grammar School until
he was 14 years old
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1582 |
November 28: 'William
Shagspeare' as it was spelt on the marriage bond wed
'Anne Hathwey' - Anne Hathaway of Shottery,
Stratford
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1583 |
May 26: The baptism of Susanna
Shakespeare the first child of William and Anne born
six months after their wedding
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1585 |
Twins, Hamnet and Judith were
born February 2, The
baptism of Hamnet and Judith Shakespeare
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1592 |
Will leaves his home in
Stratford upon Avon and starts to work in the
emerging theatres
September 3: Death of Robert Greene author of
Groatsworth of Wit in which he complains about
Shakespeare as an "upstart crow"
December: Robert Greene's editor Henry Chettle made
a public apology to Christopher Marlowe and
Shakespeare for the Groatsworth of Wit
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1593 |
London Theatres close due to
the Bubonic Plague (The Black Death)
Begins writing the Sonnets
which were probably completed in 1597
April 18: Registration of
his poem Venus and Adonis which was published by
Richard Field (1561 - 1624)
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1595 |
Achieves prosperity and
recognition as the leading London Playwright at the
'Theatre' which is owned by Burbage
March 15: First document
mentioning Shakespeare connected with the theatre
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1596 |
The company of actors moved to
the Swan Theatre on Bankside when London's
authorities ban the public presentation of plays
within the city limits of London
August 11: His son, Hamnet
dies, possibly from the bubonic plague, at the age
of eleven
October 20: John
Shakespeare, father of Shakespeare is Granted a Coat
of Arms
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1598 |
Shakespeare and other members
of the company finance the building of the Globe
Theatre
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1599 |
The Globe Theatre is
built on Bankside |
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1600 |
First production of Julius
Caesar at the Globe theatre
October 8: Registration of his famous play 'A
Midsummer's Nights Dream'
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1601 |
His acting troupe, the
Chamberlain's Men, commissioned to stage Richard II
at the Globe Theatre
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1603 |
March 24: Queen Elizabeth I
dies and James the VI of Scotland becomes the new
monarch in England as King James I
May 19, The King's Men acting troupe forms
February: Registration of Troilus and Cressida
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1604 |
First performance of Othello |
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1608 |
Mentioned as one of "the mens'
players" (The King's Men)
The King's Men buy the Blackfriars Theatre of which
Shakespeare is part owner
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1613 |
June 29: Fire destroys the
Globe Theatre during a performance of Henry VIII
when cannon fire sets fire to the thatched roof
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1614 |
The second Globe Theatre was
built |
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1616 |
April 23: The death of William
Shakespeare
April 25: Burial takes place in the chancel of Holy
Trinity Church in Stratford
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1623 |
'The First Folio' of his
plays is published |
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1644 |
The Globe Theatre was
demolished by the Puritans |
