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This Tudor house in Stratford-upon-Avon is the birthplace of William Shakespeare and was occupied by his family from 1552, 12 years before his birth. It remained in their ownership until the 19th century. The timber is oak but Shakespeare would not have seen the house as it is now, as it was the Victorians in the 19th Century who removed the plaster, exposing the timbered walls. All of the flowers and herbs growing in the garden are mentioned in his works. ~~~~~~~~~~ Merrily, merrily shall I live now, Under the blossom that hangs on the bough. William Shakespeare, "The Tempest",