Anne+Hathaway

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** The hasty marriag   e  **   When William was eighteen years old, he married Anne Hathaway. They probably would have married in a church or temple, with a preist or bishop there for the ceremony. She was twenty-six years old and she was pregnant. This was not allowed back then. Usually, boys couldn't marry until they were older than 21 years old. This was a problem for Anne because she would have been looked apon very badly if she was known as the woman who had a child without being married. They married on November 28th, 1582. **The children**    Their first child, Susana, was born May 26th, 1583. Then they had twins which were born in January, 1585. The twins were named Hamnet and Judith. At the age of 11, Hamnet died of unknown causes. **The "Lost Years"**    After Hamnet died, William has disappeared from all records for the next 7 years. These years were known as the "Lost years". After their marriage, William and Anne moved in with William's father, John. Not much else is known about the marriage because there was no record of William from 1585-1592. http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/     http://www.bardweb.net/man.html#links     =====