Where was Shakespeare really born?

Maybe this house in Stratford-upon-Avon. Maybe not.
From The Times

May 6, 2024

Every year, millions flock to Stratford-upon-Avon, England, to visit the house known as Shakespeare's Birthplace. A roughly $315 million industry depends on the idea he was born there. The problem: No one really knows whether it's true.

A black-and-white photo of a dilapidated three-story Tudor-style house with a steep shingled roof, a building believed to be Shakespeare's birthplace, before it was renovated in the late 1800s.

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How much is certain about Shakespeare's birthplace?

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