A timeline showing an imagined day in the life of William Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon circa 1604. Made in association with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Why was Shakespeare so special?

The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a local farmer, on November 28, 1582. She was eight years older than him and ...

documentWilliam Shakespeare: The life and legacy of England’s bard A timeline of Shakespeare's life. Much about the playwright is a mystery - Historians don’t know his date of birth ...

documentWilliam Shakespeare: The life and legacy of England’s bard A timeline of Shakespeare's life. Much about the playwright is a mystery - Historians don’t know his date of birth ...

They had three children. Shakespeare spent most of his professional life with an acting company in London, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. In 1599, the acting company built the Globe Theatre.

documentWilliam Shakespeare: The life and legacy of England’s bard A timeline of Shakespeare's life. Much about the playwright is a mystery - Historians don’t know his date of birth ...

WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREWell… FEMALE PRESENTERNo-one knows the exact details of Shakespeare’s life becauseno-one really wrote anything about people back then; unless youwere a King or something.