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Anne Hathaway is famous for being the wife of William Shakespeare, one of the most well-known playwrights in the history of the English language.

Not much is known about Anne, but while she is most commonly known as Shakespeare&#;s wife, there is more to her life than that.

Early life

Anne Hathaway was born in in Shottery, a small village located to the west of Stratford-upon-Avon (less than miles away from where Shakespeare was born and raised).

Her father, Richard Hathaway, was a yeoman farmer (and thus a well-respected member of the local community), and her mother, Joan, was thought to have died when Anne was aged Anne &#; also known as Agnes &#; was the eldest of eight children, and her family were considered well-off for the time.

Little is known about Anne Hathaway&#;s life before she met William Shakespeare, but it is clear that she came from a relatively well-off family, who were tenants of a one-storey &#;cottage&#; on a acre farm.

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