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Warwickshire, 1582. Agnes Hathaway, a natural healer, meets the Latin tutor, William Shakespeare. Drawn together by powerful but hidden impulses, they create a life together and make a family. When the plague steals 11-year-old Hamnet from his loving parents, they must each confront their loss alone. And yet, out of the greatest suffering ...
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Hamnet Shakespeare. A 19th-century engraving imagining Shakespeare's family life. Hamnet stands behind Shakespeare, left of centre. Hamnet Shakespeare ( baptised 2 February 1585 – buried 11 August 1596) was the only son of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, and the fraternal twin of Judith Shakespeare.
- 2 February 1585
- English
- Buried 11 August 1596 (aged 11), Stratford-upon-Avon, England
- Stratford-upon-Avon, England
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Apr 7, 2023 · The play, an adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling 2020 novel “Hamnet,” is named for the Shakespeares’ only son, who died at age 11 in 1596, for reasons unknown. His father ...
Apr 13, 2023 · Hamnet runs at the Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, until 17 June. It transfers to the Garrick theatre, London, from 30 September to 6 January . Explore more on these topics
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Hamnet died at the age of 11 and was buried in the churchyard at Holy Trinity in Stratford-upon-Avon on 11 August 1596. The cause of death was not routinely recorded in the parish records, so Hamnet’s death is unknown and it is not clear whether his father was able to attend his funeral in Stratford. In order to view this embedded content ...
Hamnet Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in January 1585. The twins (Hamnet and Judith) were baptized on 2 February 1585 and named after two very close friends of the Shakespeare’s: the Stratford baker, Hamnet Sadler, and his wife, Judith. Hamnet was given the name ‘Sadler’ as a second name. Hamnet died when he was eleven years ...
Apr 13, 2023 · “Hamnet,” an adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling 2020 novel, portrays the vicissitudes of Shakespeare and his wife’s marriage, culminating in the death of the couple’s young son.
