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Shakespeare's 'missing' London house is FOUND after 400 years: Floorplan confirms the exact address in Blackfriars where The Bard spent his later years
Daily Mail ^ | 04/15/2026 | Xantha Leatham

Posted on 04/16/2026 3:58:39 AM PDT by Adder

Much of William Shakespeare's life is shrouded in mystery – but a key riddle has just been solved, thanks to a newly discovered floorplan.

A historical document found in the London Archives reveals the precise location of The Bard's only property in the capital.

It can now be pinpointed to 5 St Andrew's Hill – a quiet Blackfriars street close to his workplace at the nearby theatre and within stumbling distance of a pub.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: 1666; blackfriars; epigraphyandlanguage; godsgravesglyphs; renaissance; shakespeare; sweetswanofavon; williamshakespeare

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Quite the tale. I think it goes a long way to defanging any questions about if he really existed or not.

That was some diligent research!

1 posted on 04/16/2026 3:58:39 AM PDT by Adder
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To: Adder

It is always in the last place you look.


2 posted on 04/16/2026 4:03:22 AM PDT by Jonty30 (I would have been an awesome merchant marine. I can sell convenient store items very well.)
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To: Jonty30

LOL...Yes...yes it is.


3 posted on 04/16/2026 4:07:16 AM PDT by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: Jonty30

The old Jeff Foxworthy routine.

Well duh!


4 posted on 04/16/2026 4:14:20 AM PDT by Blueflag (To not carry is to choose to be defenseless.)
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To: Adder
The author of the plays home is easy to find. Here it is, in Essex:


5 posted on 04/16/2026 4:21:58 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: SunkenCiv

PING!

From a bit more recent time than the threads you usually post, OTOH on wonders how long before Britain is a sunken civilisation.

:-(


6 posted on 04/16/2026 4:39:13 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: Adder

Shakespeare is that black trans Muslim who wrote those contemporary plays right?


7 posted on 04/16/2026 4:42:37 AM PDT by Bayard
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To: Bayard

Yes I wonder what the muslims will eventually do with it.


8 posted on 04/16/2026 4:51:33 AM PDT by xp38
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To: xp38

“wonder what the muslims will eventually do with it.”

I’ve been wondering the same thing particularly about Westminster Abbey.


9 posted on 04/16/2026 4:58:39 AM PDT by KingLudd
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To: ScaniaBoy

Yes, a lot of wonderful people who made civilization GREAT will be wiped out, their history extinguished by conquering barbarians. Sad.


10 posted on 04/16/2026 5:01:02 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Bayard

You forgot “woman.”


11 posted on 04/16/2026 5:08:57 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Adder; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ...
Thanks Adder! The theater in Blackfriars served a tonier crowd. Shakespeare had been such a favorite of James I that he was one of the VIPs who carried the canopy for the coronation.

12 posted on 04/16/2026 5:23:04 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is just a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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Wait, I thought Shakespeare was a black, Muslim transgender furry!! 🤣

And some 'historical experts' said he never lived... BS!!

13 posted on 04/16/2026 5:33:14 AM PDT by DeplorableTrumpSupporter (FKA ConservaTeen)
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To: ScaniaBoy; PGalt
All is True.

14 posted on 04/16/2026 5:38:31 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is just a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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To: Adder

I bet it needs a good dusting.


15 posted on 04/16/2026 5:59:11 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: Adder

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16 posted on 04/16/2026 5:59:47 AM PDT by Vaduz (NEVER TRUST A DEMOCRAT)
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To: ConservativeMind

How dare you assume their gender!


17 posted on 04/16/2026 6:09:32 AM PDT by Bayard
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To: Bayard

Literally!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_Was_a_Woman_and_Other_Heresies


18 posted on 04/16/2026 6:14:56 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Vaduz

The semi-literate actor who styled himself “Shakspear” was a family man, but Edward de Vere was almost certainly bisexual.


19 posted on 04/16/2026 6:39:40 AM PDT by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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To: Blurb2350

Was a family man with other interests.


20 posted on 04/16/2026 6:43:56 AM PDT by Vaduz (NEVER TRUST A DEMOCRAT)
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