Viewing Person Record: William Shakespeare

Name, as appears in Primary Sources

Shakspere
Event: Chamberlain's Office, 'Sharers' Papers': The Burbages and Robinson reply
Wllm Shakespeare
Event: The Chamberlain's Men perform at court
Wllm Shakespeare
Event: The Chamberlain's Men perform at court
Will Shakespeare
Event: Chamberlain's Men perform Jonson's 'Every Man in his Humour': cast list
Willelmum Shakspere
Event: William Wayte names Francis Langley, 'Willelmum Shakespere,' and others in a writ
William Shackspeare
Event: The Globe property is mortgaged to Matthew Browne, John Collett, and John Bodley
Shakespeare
Event: John Manningham relates a bawdy anecdote about Shakespeare and Burbage
William Shackspeere
Event: Requests, King's Men vs Brend: The defense responds to the plaintiffs' bill of complaint
Willm Shakespeare
Event: The Chamberlain's Men are newly incorporated as the King's Men: the Patent
Will. Shakes-Speare
Event: Jonson's 'Sejanus' includes the original cast list
William Shakespeare
Event: The 1623 Shakespeare folio prints a list of the 'Principall Actors' in the plays
Mr. William Shakspeare Gent.
Event: The King's Men performed 'The Two Noble Kinsmen' at the Blackfriars
Shakespeare
Event: The Red Bull Company is not allowed to perform Shakespeare's plays
William Shackspeare
Event: Shakespeare drafts his will
William Shakespeare, of Stratford-upon-Avon in the countie of Warwick, gentleman
Event: The Blackfriars estate is mortgaged to Henry Walker
William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon in the countie of Warwick, gentleman
Event: Henry Walker sells the Blackfriars estate to Shakespeare and his trustees
Shakspear
Event: The Blackfriars is deserted

Role(s)

beneficiary
Event: Augustine Phillips' will is registered
company member
Event: The Chamberlain's Men are newly incorporated as the King's Men: the docket
company member
Event: The Chamberlain's Men are newly incorporated as the King's Men: the Signet Bill
company member
Event: The Chamberlain's Men are newly incorporated as the King's Men: the Warrant of Privy Seal
defendant
Event: William Wayte names Francis Langley, 'Willelmum Shakespere,' and others in a writ
lessee
Event: Requests, King's Men vs Brend: The defense responds to the plaintiffs' bill of complaint
lessee
Event: Requests, King's Men vs Brend: The bill of complaint
lessee
Event: Requests, Witter vs Heminges and Condell: The defendants submit an answer
occupant
Event: The post-mortem inquisition of Thomas Brend names Shakespeare in occupation of property in St Saviour's
occupant
Event: Frances Brend's jointure includes the property of the Globe playhouse
payee
Event: The Chamberlain's Men perform at court
payee
Event: The Chamberlain's Men perform at court
player
Event: Players are given livery cloth for King James's royal entrance to London
player
Event: Chamberlain's Men perform Jonson's 'Every Man in his Humour': cast list
player
Event: John Manningham relates a bawdy anecdote about Shakespeare and Burbage
player
Event: The Chamberlain's Men are newly incorporated as the King's Men: the Patent
player
Event: Jonson's 'Sejanus' includes the original cast list
player
Event: The 1623 Shakespeare folio prints a list of the 'Principall Actors' in the plays
playhouse sharer
Event: Chamberlain's Office, 'Sharers' Papers': The Burbages and Robinson reply
playhouse sharer
Event: Common Pleas, Osteler vs Heminges: The bill of complaint
playwright
Event: 'Romeo and Juliet' is performed at the Curtain: Marston
playwright
Event: Will Kemp plays 'Peter' in 'Romeo and Juliet'
playwright
Event: The King's Men performed 'The Two Noble Kinsmen' at the Blackfriars
playwright
Event: The Red Bull Company is not allowed to perform Shakespeare's plays
playwright
Event: The Blackfriars is deserted
poet
Event: Leonard Digges commemorates Shakespeare and disparages current playwrights
poet
Event: An inscription on the flyleaf of Lope de Vega's 1613 'Rima' commends the Spanish poet as equal ...
property buyer
Event: Henry Walker sells the Blackfriars estate to Shakespeare and his trustees
property holder
Event: The Blackfriars estate is mortgaged to Henry Walker
tenant
Event: The Globe property is mortgaged to Matthew Browne, John Collett, and John Bodley
testator
Event: Shakespeare drafts his will

Active Dates

Dates
From: 1591 To: 1634