Anne Hathaway is believed to have lived in the thatched, timber-framed farmhouse, which consists of just three rooms – a kitchen, parlour and hall - until her marriage to Shakespeare in 1582.

The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a local farmer, on November 28, 1582. She was eight years older than him and ...