The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway ... with records of his first plays beginning to appear in 1594, from which time he produced ...

Richard III lies in wait to woo Anne as she mourns Richard, a deformed duke, plans to upturn the peace that has fallen on England, and seize the throne. Wooing the widowed Lady Anne, Richard ...

There are around seven times more male than female roles in Shakespeare's plays – a huge disparity ... His marriage to Anne Hathaway is presumed to have been a shotgun wedding – they married ...