A 17th Century will that sparked a family row over William Shakespeare's grand Stratford-upon-Avon home has been found.
The document, drawn up by Thomas Nash on 25 August 1642, was discovered by Dr Dan Gosling, a historian at The National Archives, who was looking through unlisted boxes containing hundreds of deeds.
Dr Gosling said he was "confident" no one had seen the will in 150 years as it was filed away in the late 19th Century.
He added it showed how the execution of Shakespeare's will "wasn't entirely smooth sailing".
Nash (also know as Nashe) was married to Shakespeare's granddaughter Elizabeth Hall and living in New Place, then the Bard's family residence and the second-largest house in the town.
