Death of Jane Shaxspere bore hallmarks of character and girl may even have been relative of playwrightA little girl of the 16th century, who lost her footing while picking flowers, tumbled into a mill pond and drowned, could have inspired one of the most famous tragic heroines of literature.Shakespeare was five at the time of the tragedy that befell Jane Shaxspere in 1569, and would not write Hamlet until 40 years la…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM on June 8, 2011