
William Shakespeare
English playwright whose tragedy Antony and Cleopatra follows Plutarch's account closely.
PersonApr 1564 O.S. – 23 Apr 1616 O.S.
Over time
member of
Lord Chamberlain's Men
King's Men
spouse of
Anne Hathaway
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- King's Mensince 1603 O.S.
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- Lord Chamberlain's Men1594 O.S. – 1603 O.S.
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- Anne Hathawaysince Nov 1582 O.S.
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Appears in13 items
- Shakespeare’s Plays13 items

- Baptism at Holy Trinity, Stratford · subject26 Apr 1564 O.S.

- Marriage bond for William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway · groom28 Nov 1582 O.S.
- The “lost years” · subject2 Feb 1585 O.S.
- Greene’s “upstart Crow” · targetSep 1592 O.S.
- The Lord Chamberlain’s Men · playwrightMay 1594 O.S.
- Paid for two plays at court · payee15 Mar 1594/95 O.S.
- Hamnet Shakespeare buried · father11 Aug 1596 O.S.
- The first Globe · owner1599 O.S.
- Letters patent for the King’s Men · patentee19 May 1603 O.S.
- Red cloth for the coronation procession · recipient15 Mar 1603/04 O.S.
- Shakespeare buys the Blackfriars Gatehouse · buyer10 Mar 1612/13 O.S.
- Shakespeare signs his will · testator25 Mar 1616 O.S.
- Death of Shakespeare · subject23 Apr 1616 O.S.
