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  1. Mary Shakespeare (née Arden; c. 1537 — September 1608) was the mother of William Shakespeare. Biography [ edit ] Mary was born about 1536 in Wilmcote , the daughter of Robert Arden, a gentleman farmer and junior descendant of the Arden family , [4] [5] 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 mother of William Shakespeare. Mary’s date of birth is unknown; she was likely to have been born between the years 1536-8. She was the youngest of eight daughters and lived in a farmhouse that was built in 1514. Mary’s father, Robert Arden, was a member of the Guild of the Holy Cross, an important communal Stratford ...

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  5. 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. Thomas Arden had fought in the 13th Century ...

  6. Mary Arden Shakespeare was the mother of William Shakespeare the Great Bard. She lived between 1540 - 1608. Mary's father, Robert Arden, was a member of the noble Catholic family of the Ardens of Park Hall whose family forebears had been given land by William the Conqueror. Mary Arden was the youngest of eight daughters.

  7. 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. He was the son of a tenant farmer on her father’s land.

  8. www.shakespeare.org.uk › mary-shakespeareMary Shakespeare

    The following is an imagined account from the life of Mary Shakespeare (also known as Mary Arden ), William Shakespeare 's mother. Transcript: It’s very comfortable here in New Place, where I’ve been living since John died in 1601, and my daughter-in-law Anne is a wonderful housekeeper. That’s just as well since dear William has to spend ...

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