The Taming of the Shrew Considered to be one of Shakespeare's earliest works, the play is generally believed to have been written before 1592
1590 - 1600
Henry VI Part II Believed to have been written in 1591 and Shakespeare's first play based on English history
Henry VI Part III Written immediately after Part II, a short version of the play was published in Octavo form in 1595
The Two Gentlemen of Verona Known to be written around the 1590s as it was mentioned by Francis Meres in his list of Shakespeare's plays in 1598, no firm evidence for a particular year
Titus Andronicus Written in 1591/92, with its first performance possibly in January 1594
Henry VI Part I Generally assumed to be the 'harey the vi' performed at the Rose Theatre in 1592
Richard III Could have been written in 1592, shortly before the plague struck, or in 1594 when the theatres reopened post-plague
The Comedy of Errors Was possibly written for Gray's Inn Christmas festivities for the legal profession in December 1594
Love's Labour's Lost An edition of the play in 1598 refers to it being 'presented before her Highness [Queen Elizabeth] this last Christmas', and most scholars date it to 1595-96
A Midsummer Night's Dream Often dated to 1595-96. Reference in Act 1 Scene 2 to courtiers being afraid of a strange lion may allude to an incident in Scotland in 1594
Romeo and Juliet Astrological allusions and earthquake reference may suggest composition in 1595-96
Richard II Typically dated 1595-96. Described in 1601 as 'old and long out of use'
