Did William Shakespeare have an illegitimate son? That is the claim being made in a new biography titled, “Shakespeare's Bastard: The Life of Sir William Davenant.”


Did famed writer William Shakespeare have an illegitimate son? 
That is the claim being made in a new biography titled, “Shakespeare's Bastard: The Life of Sir William Davenant.” 
In the book, author Simon Andrew Stirling argues that Shakespeare was actually the biological father of the man known as his godson, William Davenant. 
The truth has been suppressed despite rumors, according to Stirling, bec