Bard’s granddaughter forced to fight off relative’s claim to Stratford family home
The document was drawn up by Thomas Nash on August 25 1642.
Document from 1642 made by husband of Shakespeare’s granddaughter found in unlabelled box at National Archives
The row was over William Shakespeare's grand Stratford-upon-Avon home in Warwickshire.
The document, drawn up in 1642, has never been seen before by modern historians. It was made by Thomas Nash who was married to Shakespeare's granddaughter Elizabeth.
