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Story summary
- A 1668 plan, discovered in a London archive by Lucy Munro, a professor at King’s College London, pinpoints William Shakespeare's home in Blackfriars.
- The plan reveals the house's layout and nearby buildings, challenging the view Shakespeare retired to Stratford-upon-Avon after the Globe Theatre fire in 1613.
- Munro argues the Blackfriars purchase shows engagement with his professional life.
- Her findings will be published in the Times Literary Supplement on April 17.
