A Chronology of Shakespeare's Plays

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Arden presents the plays alphabetically without any attempt to construct an overall chronology. Oxford, Riverside, Norton and RSC all present chronologies which differ from one another. Accordingly, dates in the following lists are approximate means. This list adopts the Oxford Shakespeare chronology, although none of the major chronologies has any real authority over any of the others.

Reference:  Chronology of Shakespeare's Plays.

In the 1980s, I sought a chronology for a simple, practical purpose.  I wanted some recognized order by which to set my many Shakespeare books on the shelf.  What I chose was that of the Signet Classic.  But the following from the Oxford edition serves the purpose perfectly fine:

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