Shakespeare's House in London Was Lost to History. A Scholar Discovered a Map in the Archives That Revealed Its Exact Location

Shakespeare owned a house in London. We finally know where it was

A chance find in a London archive has allowed a researcher to pinpoint the exact location of William Shakespeare’s London home for the first time.

William Shakespeare’s only London house finally found with 17th century map

The location of the house where the Bard likely wrote works including Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet was found on a map in the London Archives.

Shakespeare's House in London Was Lost to History. A Scholar Discovered a Map in the Archives That Revealed Its Exact Location

The Bard purchased the property three years before his death in 1616. Had he hoped to spend more time in the city where he wrote his best-known plays?

Exact Location of Shakespeare’s London House Found - Archaeology Magazine

LONDON, ENGLAND—According to a statement released by King’s College London, the location of a property purchased by William Shakespeare in 1613 has been pinpointed on a previously unknown plan identified by Lucy Munro of King’s College London. Located in the Blackfriars neighborhood of central London, the property was situated in the gatehouse of the medieval priory that gave the neighborhood its name, but scholars had been uncertain as to where…

Shakespeare’s home finally discovered in London

A professor in the UK found the exact location of William Shakespeare’s home in London. CNN’s James Frater explains how this discovery sheds new light on the legendary playwright’s life.