Shakespeare timeline: follow the plot of the playwright's life
From his birth in Stratford-upon-Avon to family tragedy, friendship with the monarch and success at the Globe, explore the twists and turns in Shakespeare's own storyOn 26 April, Stratford-upon-Avon parish archives record the baptism of "Gulielmus filius Iohannes Shakespere" (William, son of John Shakespeare). The Shakespeare household is comfortable: Mary (neé Arden) comes from a rich farming family; John is a make…