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Myth of the Month 10: Who Was Shakespeare? -- pt. 1: The Monument and the Man

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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Shakespeare's Memorial and the Inscriptions

William shakespeare was buried in the chancel of holy trinity church, westminster abbey. The memorial and inscriptions placed in holy trinity Church were both the very end write the kind of concluding note on sh Shakespeare's life and career. But at the same time, they were also the beginning. They were the first attempts to create not only a memorialized, but a mythic shakespeare.

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