Shakespeare's missing London home pinpointed after centuries-long mystery, researcher says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A researcher has pinpointed the exact location of William Shakespeare's missing London home — a mystery that has puzzled historians for centuries.The property lies in London's Blackfriars district, near the River Thames, according to a recent press release from King's College London (KCL).The property covered what is now Ireland Yard and parts of Burgon Street, including the area around 5 St. Andrew’s Hill in Blackfriars.MARINE EXPERTS FIND LIKELY REMAINS OF 18TH-CENTURY TREASURE SHIP THAT WAS LOST FOR CENTURIESProfessor Lucy Munro, a professor of Shakespeare and early modern literature at KCL, identified the location by uncovering a previously overlooked 1668 map.From there, Munro linked it to a chain of property records tracing ownership back to Shakespeare. A portrait of English playwright William Shakespeare, whose works are celebrated worldwide and commonly taught in American English courses. (Universal History Archive/UIG/Getty Images)The professor told KCL, "I was doing research as part of a wider project and couldn’t believe it when I realized what I was looking at — the floorplan of Shakespeare's Blackfriars house."The property's exact location "has puzzled academics since the 18th century," though scholars have long known that Shakespeare owned property in Blackfriars later