US EditionNew discovery solves mystery of the location of Shakespeare’s London house
A newly found 17th-century map shows the house was an L-shaped dwelling with a gatehouse, suggesting Shakespeare remained active in London.
- Shakespeare expert Lucy Munro discovered documents locating Shakespeare's London residence near the Blackfriars Theatre.
- The floorplan shows the property was large enough to be split into two homes close to Shakespeare's workplace.
- Historians believe Shakespeare may have worked on his final plays Henry VIII and The Two Noble Kinsmen at this London house.
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William Shakespeare's 'missing home' is FOUND in extraordinary chance discovery
A Shakespeare scholar has determined the precise location of the playwright's sole London residence in Blackfriars, following her discovery of a previously unknown architectural drawing from 1668.Professor Lucy Munro, of King's College London, pinpointed both the position and dimensions of the dwelling Shakespeare purchased in 1613.The conventional view held that the Bard largely withdrew from theatrical life shortly after acquiring the house, r…
Research Pinpoints Location of Shakespeare's London House
William Shakespeare's lone London property is no longer a matter of "somewhere around here." New research by Lucy Munro, a Shakespeare scholar at King's College London, has pinpointed the exact home he bought in 1613, using 17th-century property deeds and a 1688 property plan stored in the London Archives, the...
A chance find in a London archive has allowed a researcher to pinpoint the exact location of William Shakespeare's London home, CNN reports.
By Jack Guy, CNN. A chance discovery in a London archive has allowed a researcher to pinpoint the exact location of William Shakespeare's London home for the first time. It was long known that the playwright owned a house in Blackfriars, a 13th-century Dominican convent, and it was believed to be situated near the front gate. But this new discovery means we now know its precise location, size, and layout, as well as the types of buildings that w…
It is a discovery that allows you to discover more about the London life of the most important English playwright
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