“We know also that she had three children with William Shakespeare – Susanna in May 1583 and the twins, Judith and Hamnet, in early February 1585 – but all the rest is darkness. We know nothing about the couple’s relationship – whether they bickered constantly or were eternally doting.”

“We know also that she had three children with William Shakespeare – Susanna in May 1583 and the twins, Judith and Hamnet, in early February 1585 – but all the rest is darkness. We know nothing about the couple’s relationship – whether they bickered constantly or were eternally doting.”

— Bill Bryson