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{{Short description|Mother of William Shakespeare (1536-1608)}}
'''Mary Shakespeare,''' née '''Arden''', (c. 1537–1608) was the mother of [[William Shakespeare]]. She was the daughter of Robert Arden. The [[Arden family]] had been prominent in [[Warwickshire]] since before the [[Norman conquest of England|Norman Conquest]]. She was the youngest of 8 daughters, and when her father dies in 1556 she inherited land from her farther as a dowery. The house was left to her farthers wife(Mary’s stepmother) Agnes Hill.
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[[Richard Shakespeare]], the father of [[John Shakespeare]], was a tenant farmer on land owned by her father in [[Snitterfield]]. As the daughter of Richard's landlord, she may have known John since childhood.<ref name="auto">Wood, Michael. Shakespeare. New York: Basic, 2003. Print.</ref> Mary married John Shakespeare in 1557, when she was 20 years old.<ref name="auto"/> She bore eight children: Joan (1558), Margaret (1562&ndash;63), [[William Shakespeare|William]] (1564&ndash;1616), [[Gilbert Shakespeare|Gilbert]] (1566&ndash;1612), [[Joan Shakespeare|Joan]] (1569&ndash;1646), Anne (1571&ndash;79), Richard (1574&ndash;1613), and [[Edmund Shakespeare|Edmund]] (1580&ndash;1607).<ref>[http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/timeline/genealogy.htm A Shakespeare Genealogy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329205405/http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/timeline/genealogy.htm |date=March 29, 2007 }}</ref> Though Mary gave birth to many children, several of them died young. Their first daughter, Joan, born 1558 died, the name was used again for their third daughter. Their second daughter, Margaret, also died in infancy.<ref name="auto"/> Some members of the wider Arden family were of the Catholic faith.<ref name="auto"/>
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| name = Mary Arden
| image = Shakespeare's Country Home of Mary Arden Wilmcote. (NBY 440610) (cropped).jpg
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| birth_name = Mary Arden
| birth_date = {{circa|1536–1538}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/william-shakespeare/william-shakespeares-family/mary-arden/|title=Mary Arden|website=Shakespeare Birthplace Trust}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Wilmcote]], England
| death_date = September {{death year|1608}} (aged c. 70)
| death_place = [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], England
| burial_place = [[Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon]]
| known_for =
| spouse = [[John Shakespeare]] (m. 1557–1601; his death)
| children = 8, including [[William Shakespeare|William]], [[Gilbert Shakespeare|Gilbert]], [[Joan Shakespeare|Joan]] and [[Edmund Shakespeare|Edmund]]
| notable_works =
| father = Robert Arden
}}
[[File:Arden of Park Hall arms.svg|right|200px|thumb|Arden Coat of Arms]]


'''Mary Shakespeare''' ([[Birth name|née]] '''Arden'''; {{Circa|1537}} — September 1608){{efn|English personal names were not spelled consistently in the Tudor period; Mary's name is recorded variously as ''Marye Shackspere, Mayry Shaxspere''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shakespearedocumented.folger.edu/resource/document/conveyance-john-and-mary-shakespeare-robert-webbe-4-their-share-two-messuages|title=Conveyance by John and Mary Shakespeare to Robert Webbe, for £4, of their share in two messuages in Snitterfield|website=Shakespeare Documented}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/>}} was the mother of [[William Shakespeare]].
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Mary was from a family of status and her ancestors had connections in society, such as Thomas Arden, who fought in the thirteenth-century civil war for the Barons and [[Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester|Simon de Montfort]]; Robert Arden who fought in the War of Roses; John Arden who served on the court of [[King Henry VII]]. Upon her father's death, Mary inherited land in Snitterfield and Wilmcote.<ref name="auto"/>

==Biography==
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Mary was born about 1536 in [[Wilmcote]], the daughter of Robert Arden, a gentleman farmer and junior descendant of the [[Arden family]],<ref>''Burke's Landed Gentry'', 18th ed., vol. 2, 1969, ed. Peter Townend, 'Arden formerly of Longcroft' pedigree</ref><ref>''Shakespeare'', Anthony Burgess, Vintage Books, chapter 1, 'Home'</ref> who were prominent in [[Warwickshire]]. She was the youngest of eight daughters, and when her father died in 1556 she inherited land at [[Snitterfield]] and Wilmcote from him as a [[dowry]]. The house was left to her stepmother Agnes Hill. [[Richard Shakespeare]], the father of [[John Shakespeare]], was a tenant farmer on land owned by her father in Snitterfield. As the daughter of Richard's landlord, she may have known John since childhood.<ref name="auto">Wood, Michael. ''Shakespeare''. New York: Basic, 2003. Print.</ref> Mary married John Shakespeare in 1557, when she was 20 years old and her spouse was approximately 26 years old.<ref name="auto"/> She bore eight children: Joan (1558), Margaret (1562–1563), [[William Shakespeare|William]] (1564–1616), [[Gilbert Shakespeare|Gilbert]] (1566–1612), [[Joan Shakespeare|Joan]] (1569–1646), Anne (1571–1579), Richard (1574–1613), and [[Edmund Shakespeare|Edmund]] (1580–1607).<ref>[http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/timeline/genealogy.htm A Shakespeare Genealogy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329205405/http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/timeline/genealogy.htm |date=March 29, 2007 }}</ref> Though Mary gave birth to many children, several of them died young. Their first daughter, Joan, born 1558 died; the name being used again for their third daughter. Their second daughter, Margaret, also died in infancy.<ref name="auto"/> Some members of the wider Arden family were of the Catholic faith.<ref name="auto"/> John died in 1601 and Mary died in September 1608.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://shakespearedocumented.folger.edu/resource/document/parish-register-entry-recording-mary-arden-shakespeares-burial|title=Parish register entry recording Mary Arden Shakespeare's burial|website=Shakespeare Documented}}</ref>

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Mary was born into a family of status and her ancestors were well connected in society, including Thomas Arden, who fought in the [[Second Barons' War]] (1264–67) on the side of [[Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester|Simon de Montfort]]; Robert Arden who fought in the Wars of the Roses, and John Arden who served at the court of [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]].<ref name="auto"/>


[[Image:Mary Arden's House (rear view) -Wilmcote.jpg|left|thumb|Palmer's Farm (rear)]]
[[Image:Mary Arden's House (rear view) -Wilmcote.jpg|left|thumb|Palmer's Farm (rear)]]
[[Mary Arden's House]] in Wilmcote has been maintained in good condition because it had been a working farmhouse over the centuries. It was bought by the [[Shakespeare Birthplace Trust]] in 1930 and refurnished in the [[Tudor period]] style.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.onlineshakespeare.com/arden.htm|title = Mary Arden's House (the mother of William Shakespeare)|publisher = Online Shakespeare}}</ref>
[[Mary Arden's House]] in Wilmcote was maintained in good condition as a working farmhouse, until it was bought by the [[Shakespeare Birthplace Trust]] in 1930 and refurnished in the [[Tudor period]] style.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.onlineshakespeare.com/arden.htm|title = Mary Arden's House (the mother of William Shakespeare)|publisher = Online Shakespeare}}</ref> In 2000 it was discovered that the building preserved as Mary Arden's house had belonged to a friend and neighbour, Adam Palmer, and the house was accordingly renamed Palmer's Farm. The house that had belonged to the Arden family – which was near to Palmer's Farm – had been acquired by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in 1968 for preservation as part of a farmyard, without knowing its true provenance.<ref>''The Shakespeare Houses – The Official Guide'', Revised 2008, {{ISBN|978-0-7117-2949-0}}</ref> The house and farm are open as a historic museum displaying 16th-century life.
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In 2000 it was discovered that the building preserved as Mary Arden's house had belonged to a friend and neighbour Adam Palmer and the house was renamed Palmer's Farm. The house that had belonged to the Arden family which was near to Palmer's Farm had been acquired by the [[Shakespeare Birthplace Trust]] in 1968 for preservation as part of a farmyard without knowing its true provenance.<ref>The Shakespeare Houses - The Official Guide, Revised 2008, {{ISBN|978-0-7117-2949-0}}</ref> The house and farm are open as historic museum displaying 16th century life.

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Latest revision as of 07:09, 10 November 2024

Mary Arden
Born
Mary Arden

c. 1536–1538[1]
Wilmcote, England
DiedSeptember 1608 (1609) (aged c. 70)
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Burial placeChurch of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon
SpouseJohn Shakespeare (m. 1557–1601; his death)
Children8, including William, Gilbert, Joan and Edmund
FatherRobert Arden
Arden Coat of Arms

Mary Shakespeare (née Arden; c. 1537 — September 1608)[a] was the mother of William Shakespeare.

Biography

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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. She was the youngest of eight daughters, and when her father died in 1556 she inherited land at Snitterfield and Wilmcote from him as a dowry. The house was left to her stepmother Agnes Hill. Richard Shakespeare, the father of John Shakespeare, was a tenant farmer on land owned by her father in Snitterfield. As the daughter of Richard's landlord, she may have known John since childhood.[6] Mary married John Shakespeare in 1557, when she was 20 years old and her spouse was approximately 26 years old.[6] She bore eight children: Joan (1558), Margaret (1562–1563), William (1564–1616), Gilbert (1566–1612), Joan (1569–1646), Anne (1571–1579), Richard (1574–1613), and Edmund (1580–1607).[7] Though Mary gave birth to many children, several of them died young. Their first daughter, Joan, born 1558 died; the name being used again for their third daughter. Their second daughter, Margaret, also died in infancy.[6] Some members of the wider Arden family were of the Catholic faith.[6] John died in 1601 and Mary died in September 1608.[3]

Mary was born into a family of status and her ancestors were well connected in society, including Thomas Arden, who fought in the Second Barons' War (1264–67) on the side of Simon de Montfort; Robert Arden who fought in the Wars of the Roses, and John Arden who served at the court of Henry VII.[6]

Palmer's Farm (rear)

Mary Arden's House in Wilmcote was maintained in good condition as a working farmhouse, until it was bought by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in 1930 and refurnished in the Tudor period style.[8] In 2000 it was discovered that the building preserved as Mary Arden's house had belonged to a friend and neighbour, Adam Palmer, and the house was accordingly renamed Palmer's Farm. The house that had belonged to the Arden family – which was near to Palmer's Farm – had been acquired by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in 1968 for preservation as part of a farmyard, without knowing its true provenance.[9] The house and farm are open as a historic museum displaying 16th-century life.

Notes

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  1. ^ English personal names were not spelled consistently in the Tudor period; Mary's name is recorded variously as Marye Shackspere, Mayry Shaxspere.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mary Arden". Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
  2. ^ "Conveyance by John and Mary Shakespeare to Robert Webbe, for £4, of their share in two messuages in Snitterfield". Shakespeare Documented.
  3. ^ a b "Parish register entry recording Mary Arden Shakespeare's burial". Shakespeare Documented.
  4. ^ Burke's Landed Gentry, 18th ed., vol. 2, 1969, ed. Peter Townend, 'Arden formerly of Longcroft' pedigree
  5. ^ Shakespeare, Anthony Burgess, Vintage Books, chapter 1, 'Home'
  6. ^ a b c d e Wood, Michael. Shakespeare. New York: Basic, 2003. Print.
  7. ^ A Shakespeare Genealogy Archived March 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Mary Arden's House (the mother of William Shakespeare)". Online Shakespeare.
  9. ^ The Shakespeare Houses – The Official Guide, Revised 2008, ISBN 978-0-7117-2949-0
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