Inside Blackfriars, the Elite London Neighborhood Where Shakespeare Owned a Home
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Inside Blackfriars, the elite London neighborhood where Shakespeare owned a home
A scholar recently discovered the exact location of the bard’s London home—shedding light on his final years and revealing new insights into how women inherited property in the 17th century.
In 1613, William Shakespeare bought a house in London – which came from historical traditions. But where in the district of Blackfriars this building of the famous bard lay, remained unclear – until now. Three documents discovered in London archives, including a map, reveal for the first time the exact location of Shakespeare's property. Their proximity to the theater lies [...] The post Shakespeare's house in London was first published on wisse…
Shakespeare's 'missing' London house mapped
The exact location of William Shakespeare’s only London property can now be pinpointed to a quiet Blackfriars street, thanks to the discovery of a previously unknown floorplan. The post Shakespeare’s ‘missing’ London house mapped appeared first on Archaeology Wiki.
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