William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on or around April 23, 1564. Birth records do not exist and only a baptismal record from the Holy Trinity, dated April 26, 1564, has any recorded evidence of Shakespeare's birth. The 23rd is merely a sentimental date being the day of England's patron, Saint George, and the date of the death of Shakespeare.
Shakespeare's parents were John and Mary Arden Shakespeare.
November 27, 1582, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway who was eight years older than him.
Susanna, Shakespeare's daughter, was born around May 26, 1583.
Hamnet and Judith, twins, were born around February 2, 1585.
Around 1592, it is believed that Shakespeare's Henry VI was performed at the Rose Theatre in London.
By 1594 Shakespeare had rapidly risen as one of the top playwrights of the time.
August of 1596 his son Hamnet died.
In 1599, the Globe Theatre was built. Shakespeare was one of the investors for this new theatre.
April 23, 1616 Shakespeare died.
(Image -- 'Shakespeare’ by Gerard Soest, c. 1650-60-- and timeline, taken from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust)
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