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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Mary Arden
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The mother of William *Shakespeare. She married John Shakespeare in about 1557 after growing up at Wilmcote, 8km/5m northwest of Stratford-upon-Avon. An antiquarian decided two centuries later, on no particular evidence, which house was hers. It has been shown as such to tourists ever since.
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