1564 b. St. George's Day in

Stratford-on-Avon

1582 married Anne Hathaway

Children: Susanna, Hamnet, Judith

1585 left for London

1586 - 1592 The "Lost Years"

1594 The Lord Chamberlain's Men

1599 The Great Globe

1603 The King's Men

1611 returns to Stratford

1616 death, on St. George's Day