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Anne Hathaway: Who Was the Woman at William Shakespeare's Side?

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In 1582 William Shakespeare married the eight-year-old Anne Hathaway. Little is known about her. But who was the woman at the side of one of the most famous poets in history? "I leave my wife my second best bed with the corresponding furnishings", it says in the will of the great English national poet William Shakespeare. These twelve words pose puzzles since his death more than 400 years ago. They still cause speculation about the marriage and …
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In 1582 William Shakespeare married the eight-year-old Anne Hathaway. Little is known about her. But who was the woman at the side of one of the most famous poets in history? "I leave my wife my second best bed with the corresponding furnishings", it says in the will of the great English national poet William Shakespeare. These twelve words pose puzzles since his death more than 400 years ago. They still cause speculation about the marriage and …

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geo broke the news in on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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