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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.
Feb 13, 2015 · 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 ...
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 ...
Mar 22, 2020 · Mother’s Day provides a perfect opportunity to take a closer look at the woman who shaped Shakespeare’s life, his mother Mary Shakespeare née Arden. We know very little about Mary Arden’s marriage to John Shakespeare, which took place sometime between 1556 and 1558.
Feb 12, 2015 · Michael Wood tells the story of Mary Arden, an ordinary woman in a time of revolution, whose family is rescued from hardship by her successful eldest son - William Shakespeare. Show more. 1...
Mary Arden's Farm is located in Wilmcote, which is situated to the north-west of the River Avon and was traditionally known as 'The Forest of Arden'. By William Shakespeare ’s time it had long ceased to be a forest but comprised both enclosed and open farmland, with patches of woodland and common wasteland.
Feb 2, 2015 · Mary Arden was “the daughter of a 100-acre farmer in a small village in Warwickshire. Mary had eight children, three of whom died young, and went through many family disasters and tragedies. But what makes Mary’s life especially fascinating is that one of her sons was William Shakespeare.”
