| 1558 | Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England |
| 1564 | William Shakespeare born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England |
| 1576 | Opening of the first structure, (since Roman times), built as a theater, called The Theater |
| 1582 | Shakespeare marries Ann Hathaway |
| 1583 | Birth of Shakespeare's daughter, Susanna |
| 1585 | The Queen's Men perform in Stratford |
| 1590 | Shakespeare working in London, writing and acting with Burbage's players at The Theater |
| 1592 | First performance of Shakespeare's play, King Henry VI, parts One and Two, in London |
| 1592-94 | An outbreak of plague closes the London theaters |
| 1593 | Christopher Marlowe dies |
| 1593-94 | Shakespeare's poems "Venus and Adonis" and the "Rape of Lucrece" published |
| 1596 | Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, dies |
| The Shakespeare family are granted a coat of arms | |
| 1597 | Shakespeare buys New Place, the second largest house in Stratford |
| 1598 | Building of the Globe Theater begins |
| 1599 | Globe Theater opens |
| Julius Caesar performed at the Globe | |
| 1601 | William Shakespeare's father, John Shakespeare, dies |
| 1603 | Queen Elizabeth I dies |
| 1605 | The Gunpowder Plot |
| 1607 | Shakespeare's daughter, Susanna, marries John Hall |
| 1609 | Shakespeare's Sonnets published |
| 1610-11 | Shakespeare writes his last play, "The Tempest" |
| 1613 | The Globe Theater burns to the ground |
| 1614 | Rebuilt Globe Theater opens |
| 1616 | Shakespeare writes his will |
| William Shakespeare dies | |
| 1619 | Richard Burbage dies |
| 1623 | Shakespeare's wife Ann dies |
| The first Folio Edition of Shakespeare's plays published |
Adapted from "A chronology of Shakespeare's life and times". (2000). In L. McConnell, Dictionary of Shakespeare, Peter Collin publishing. Peter Collin Publishing. Credo Reference: https://umasslowell.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/pcpdshakes/a_chronology_of_shakespeare_s_life_and_times/0?institutionId=756
