The marriage bond, dated November 28, 1582, was created to facilitate Shakespeare and future wife Anne Hathaway’s marriage. It is one of the two documents recording this marriage, and might have ...

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 ...