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.

Bard’s granddaughter forced to fight off relative’s claim to Stratford family home

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.