Indeed, Shakespeare was so respected that, Aubrey insinuated, he may have been the illicit father of Davenant's son.
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Here, at the centre of the town, not far from Christ Church Cathedral, stood the Crown Tavern, a 14th-century pub once owned by Shakespeare's friend John Davenant.
BBC: Following in the Bard??s footsteps ?C literally