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Shakespears Sister were an alternative [1] pop and rock musical duo that was formed in 1988 by Irish singer-songwriter Siobhan Fahey, a former member of Bananarama. Shakespears Sister was initially a solo act but became a duo by 1989, with the addition of American musician Marcella Detroit.
Shakespeare’s mother was born Mary Arden in 1537, the youngest of eight daughters of Robert Arden. Mary’s family had a distinguished history and could trace itself back to the Norman Conquest.
Shakespeare’s sister, Margaret, was born in 1562. she lived for one year, probably dying of the Black Death. The fourth of Shakespeare’s sisters was Anne, who was born in 1571 when the Bard was seven years old.
- Sisters: Joan and Margaret Shakespeare
- Brother: Gilbert Shakespeare
- Sister: Joan Shakespeare
- Sister: Anne Shakespeare
- Brother: Richard Shakespeare
- Brother: Edmund Shakespeare
Joan Shakespeare was baptised in September 1558 but sadly died two months later, her sister Margaret was baptised on December 2nd1562 she died aged one. Both were thought to have caught the prolific and deadly bubonic plague. Happily William, John and Mary’s first born son was born in 1564. As we know he lived a very successful life until he was 52...
In 1566 Gilbert Shakespeare was born. It is thought that he was named after Gilbert Bradley who was a burgess of Stratford and was a Glover like John Shakespeare. It is believed that Gilbert would have attended school with William, being two years younger than him. Gilbert became a haberdasherand followed his brother to London. However, Gilbert oft...
Joan Shakespeare was born in 1569 (It was customary in Elizabethan Englandfor children to be named after their dead siblings). She married a hatter called William Hart. She had four children but only two survived, they were called William and Michael. William, who was born in 1600, became an actor like his uncle. He never married but it is thought ...
Anne Shakespeare was born in 1571 she was the sixth child of John and Mary but sadly she only survived until she was eight years old. It is thought that she also died of the bubonic plague. She was given and expensive funeral despite the family experiencing financial problems at the time. She was buried on April 4th1579.
Richard Shakespeare was baptised on March 11th 1574. Little is known about his life but the families fortunes were in decline and as a result it is very likely that Richard did not receive an education like his brothers and he would have stayed home to help with the family business. Richard was buried on February 4th1613. He died aged 39.
Edmund Shakespeare was baptized in 1581, he was sixteen years William’s junior. By this time the Shakespeare’s fortunes had recovered. Edmund followed in his brother’s footsteps and moved to London to become an actor. He died aged 27 and his death is also attributed to the bubonic plague which had already claimed 3 of his sibling’s lives. William p...
Mary Shakespeare (née Arden; c. 1537 — September 1608) [a] was the mother of William Shakespeare. Biography. 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.
Mar 22, 2020 · Mother’s Day provides a perfect opportunity to take a closer look at the woman who shaped Shakespeare’s life, his mother Mary Shakespeare née Arden. We know very little about Mary Arden’s marriage to John Shakespeare, which took place sometime between 1556 and 1558.
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Mary Arden Shakespeare was the mother of William Shakespeare the Great Bard. She lived between 1540 - 1608. Mary's father, Robert Arden, was a member of the noble Catholic family of the Ardens of Park Hall whose family forebears had been given land by William the Conqueror. Mary Arden was the youngest of eight daughters.
