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William Shakespeare 1564 - 1616

Great Elizabethan playwright is thought to have rehearsed his plays in Greenwich.

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A Dictionary of Who, What, and Where in Shakespeare : A Comprehensive Guide to Shakespeare's Plays, Characters, and Contemporaries

His play Henry VI (Act IV Scenes II & III) set in Blackheath

You can visit the reconstructed Shakespeare Globe theatre in the centre of London besides the River Thames.

William Shakespeare - who was he?

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) said: "It is a great comfort, to my way of thinking, that so little is known concerning the poet. The life of Shakespeare is a fine mystery, and I tremble every day lest something should turn up."

A Beginner's Guide to the Shakespeare Authorship Problem
History of Doubts surrounding the authorship of Shakespeare's Works

Links

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
The Shakespeare mystery
Shakespeare Oxford Society Home Page
Or was he Christopher Marlowe back from a mysterios murder in Deptford
WHO WROTE SHAKESPEARE ? - Shakespeare Authorship Information Centre

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The London Marathon starts in Greenwich Park every Spring.

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