Letter fragment suggests Shakespeare did not abandon his wife in Stratford

New research examining a fragment of a 17th century letter addressed to “good Mrs Shakspaire” suggests that William Shakespeare’s marriage to Anne Hathaway was happier than previously thought.

Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in 1582, when he was 18 and she was about 26 and pregnant. The couple had three children: Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith.