, Richard, then duke of Gloucester, sarcastically describes the quiet reign of his eldest brother, Edward IV of the house of York, and plots to defame his brother George, duke of Clarence, who is ahead of Richard in the line of succession. ... On November 27, 1582, a license was issued to permit Shakespeare's marriage, at the age of 18, to Anne Hathaway, aged 26 and the daughter of a Warwickshire farmer. ... The couple's daughter, Susanna, was born on May 26, 1583, and twins "Hamnet and Judith who were named for their godparents, neighbors Hamnet and Judith Sadler "follow...

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