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  1. Arden Coat of Arms. Mary Shakespeare (née Arden; c. 1537 — September 1608) was the mother of William Shakespeare. Biography. Mary was born about 1536 in Wilmcote, the daughter of Robert Arden, a gentleman farmer and junior descendant of the Arden family, who were prominent in Warwickshire.

  2. Shakespeare’s mother was born Mary Arden in 1537, the youngest of eight daughters of Robert Arden. Mary’s family had a distinguished history and could trace itself back to the Norman Conquest. Thomas Arden had fought in the 13th Century civil war; Robert Arden, the War of the Roses and John Arden was one of Henry VII’s courtiers.

  3. Mary Arden was the youngest daughter of a wealthy farmer and the wife of John Shakespeare, a businessman in Stratford. She had eight children, including William, and may have lived with him at New Place in later life.

  4. Shakespeare’s Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman review: ‘another fascinating view of the Wolf Hall era’. There wasn’t much about Mary Arden, but Michael Wood’s documentary was an ...

  5. Mar 22, 2020 · Learn about the life and role of Mary Arden, the wife of John Shakespeare and the mother of William Shakespeare. Discover how she shaped his early years, his education and his career, and how she is portrayed in literature and media.

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  7. Four years later he married Mary Arden (1537-1608). It is thought Shakespeare’s parents may have known each other from childhood, as John’s father was a tenant farmer on land owned by Mary’s father. Mary’s family had a distinguished history and could trace itself back to the Norman Conquest.

  8. 5km from Stratford is Wilmcote, the village where William Shakespeare’s mother, Mary Arden, grew up on a farm – Mary Arden’s Farm, as it’s now known. Shakespeare’s maternal grandfather was a wealthy farmer who had 80 acres of land in Wilmcote and more in Snitterfield, which he rented to Richard Shakespeare, William’s paternal ...

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