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you married at about thirteen and it was frowned upon if you were 20 and had not a husband you married at about thirteen and it was frowned upon if you were 20 and had not a husband you married at about thirteen and it was frowned upon if you were 20 and had not a husband

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On November 27th 1582 the Bishop of Worcester records the issue of a special licence for the rapid marriage of William Shakespeare and Anne Whately (probably a misprint for Anne Hathaway):

Item eodem die similis emanavit licencia inter Wilelmum Shaxpere et Annam Whately de Temple Grafton

[also, likewise on the same day a licence issued between William Shaxpere and Anna Whately of Temple Grafton]

The following day Fulk Sandells and John Richardson exempt the Bishop from any liability if the speed of the marriage results in its invalidity.

Bill was getting married in a hurry:- Anne was very pregnant.

Shakespeare was 18, Anne was 26 or perhaps 27 (we do not know Anne's date of birth precisely).

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Normally in their mid-twenties. Anne Shakespeare was of normal marrying age when she married William at the age of 26. Of course it was different if you were royalty: Mary Queen of Scots was engaged at 4 years old and went to live with her future in laws at 7 years old. On the other hand Queen Mary of England was not married until she was 38.

However virtually all the women in the country were not royalty, and so they married in their mid-twenties.

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Depends what people you are talking about. Elizabeth's maids were not allowed to marry until Elizabeth did. And if they wanted to get married they would have to ask Elizabeth and see if they could. Most of the time the answer was no but if they were so desperate to marry the would have to do it in secret.

You could marry at any age if you were not one of Elizabeth's maids.

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with parental permission it was 14 for boys and 12 for girls but the age of consent was 21 and this was when marriages usually occures

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i dont no or care

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