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| The Biographical Facts
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Shakespeare’s Birth (1564) |
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Shakespeare’s Marriage (1582) |
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Birth of Shakespeare’s Daughter, Susanna (1583) |
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Birth of Shakespeare’s Twin Children (1585) |
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Mention of Shakespeare as Heir of John and Mary Shakespeare (1589) |
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VI. |
Greene’s Indictment of Shakespeare (1592) |
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VII. |
Chettle’s Apology to Shakespeare (1592) |
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VIII. |
Shakespeare’s Formal Début as a Poet (1593) |
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IX. |
Shakespeare’s Acknowledgment of Southampton’s Patronage (1594) |
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X. |
The Earliest Tribute to Shakespeare by Name as a Poet (1594) |
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XI. |
Record of Shakespeare as Member of Lord Chamberlain’s Company of Players (1595) |
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XII. |
Burial of Shakespeare’s Son (1596) |
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XIII. |
Draft of Grant of Arms to Shakespeare’s Father (1596) |
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XIV. |
Shakespeare Assessed for Taxes as Resident of St. Helen’s Parish, Bishopsgate (1596–1598) |
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XV. |
Shakespeare Purchases New Place in Stratford (1597) |
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XVI. |
Shakespeare Interested in Purchases of Land at Shottery (1598) |
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XVII. |
Shakespeare Listed among Holders of Corn and Malt in Stratford (1598) |
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XVIII. |
Shakespeare’s Name Begins to Appear on Title-pages of His Plays (1598) |
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XIX. |
Shakespeare Recognized as One of the Classic English Poets (1598) |
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