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Hamnet Shakespeare. Judith Quiney. Anne Hathaway (1556 – 6 August 1623) was the wife of William Shakespeare, an English poet, playwright and actor. They were married in 1582, when Hathaway was 26 years old and Shakespeare was 18. She outlived her husband by seven years.
- 1556, Shottery, England
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- 6 August 1623 (aged 66–67), Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Anne Hathaway, wife of Shakespeare, was the eldest of the eight children of a farmer, Richard Hathaway. They lived in a big farmhouse, called Hewland Farm in the village of Shottery, one mile from Stratford. When Anne’s father Richard Hathaway died in 1581 she continued to live with her siblings and step-mother in the farmhouse, which is now ...
Mar 12, 2024 · Anne Hathaway (born c. 1556—died Aug. 6, 1623, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Eng.) was the wife of William Shakespeare. She was probably born at Shottery, near Stratford, the daughter of Richard Hathaway, a local landowner. She was married to Shakespeare in November 1582, when he was 18 and when she, according to the sole evidence of an ...
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Nov 17, 2019 · Learn about the life and death of Anne Hathaway, the wife of William Shakespeare, from her birth in 1555 to her burial in 1623. Find out how she met and married the bard, how many children they had, and what challenges they faced in their shotgun marriage.
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William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway married in 1582, when Anne was already several months pregnant with their first child. The marriage was considered unusual at the time, as William was just eighteen years old and so had to obtain his father's permission to marry Anne, who was 26. To avoid the scandal of having a child out of wedlock, the ...
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Apr 26, 2023 · Amy Irvine. 26 Apr 2023. Illustration of William Shakespeare reciting his play Hamlet to his family. His wife, Anne Hathaway, is sitting in the chair on the right; his son Hamnet is behind him on the left; his two daughters Susanna and Judith are on the right and left of him. Anne Hathaway is famous for being the wife of William Shakespeare ...
Who was Shakespeare's Wife? William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in November 1582 and they remained married until Shakespeare's death. At the time of their marriage William was 18, while Anne was 26—and pregnant with their first child. The average age of marriage was 26 years of age, so Anne would have been an eligible young lady of her ...
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