Shakespeare’s Long-Lost London House Discovered via New Map
- William Shakespeare's long-lost London home has been identified with precision for the first time, thanks to the discovery of a 17th-century map that resolves a mystery spanning centuries.
- The breakthrough came when Shakespeare scholar Lucy Munro, professor of Shakespeare and early modern literature at King's College London, uncovered a previously unknown floorplan among archival documents.
- According to the newly revealed documents, Shakespeare’s home was a substantial L-shaped dwelling carved from a former medieval monastery that had been repurposed after the dissolution of the...
William Shakespeare’s long-lost London home has been identified with precision for the first time, thanks to the discovery of a 17th-century map that resolves a mystery spanning centuries. The property, purchased in 1613, is now confirmed to have been located in the Blackfriars area of London, near the former Blackfriars Theatre where Shakespeare worked as a playwright and part-owner.
The breakthrough came when Shakespeare scholar Lucy Munro, professor of Shakespeare and early modern literature at King’s College London, uncovered a previously unknown floorplan among archival documents. The map, drawn up in 1668 after the Great Fire of London, provides a detailed layout of the Blackfriars precinct and pinpoints the exact site of Shakespeare’s only known property purchase in the city.