Historical Timeline Of Shakespeare’s Time

1492 : Columbus sails the ocean blue

1509 to 1547 Henry VIII Rules England

1558 : Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England

1564 William Shakespeare is born in Stratford upon Avon, England Galileo is born in Pisa, Italy. Christopher Marlowe is born in Canterbury, England. Michaelangelo dies at the age of 88.

Psst... Here’s some examples of Michaelangelo’s work

1575 : Young William enters the King’s New School, a grammar school

1582 : Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway. He’s 18 and she’s 26.

1583 : the Shakespeares’ first child, Susanna is born

1588: Shakespeare begins to establish himself as an actor and playwright. He joins the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, an acting troupe.

1585 : Twins Hamnet and Judith are born, named for neighbors in Stratford

1588 : Sir Francis Drake defeats the Spanish Armada

1592: Shakespeare’s first play Henry VI, Part I debuts at the Rose Theatre

1593 : The Black Death, the bubonic plague, sets in again, causing all theatres to be closed

1594 : The Nine Years’ War breaks out in Ireland

1594 : Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time

1595: Sir Walter Raleigh sets sail for South America in search of gold

1596: Hamnet dies at age 11

1599 : The Globe is built across the Thames River using wood from The Theatre

1600 : Hamlet debuts at the Globe

1603 : Elizabeth I dies, ending her 45 year reign, and James I ascends the throne

1606 : Macbeth is performed at the Globe

1607: Jamestown Colony is founded in what is now Virginia

1613: The Globe burns down during a performan ce of Henry VIII

1616: Shakespeare dies at 52 years old on the same day he was born – April 23

1620: Pilgrims set sail in the Mayflower and land in Plymouth, Massachusetts