Historian claims to have found 'verifiable portrait of Shakespeare'

A historian has claimed to have discovered the only portrait of William Shakespeare made in his lifetime.

Historian claims to have found 'verifiable portrait of Shakespeare'

A historian has claimed to have discovered the only portrait of William Shakespeare made in his lifetime.

The image, said to show the Bard “with a film star’s good looks”, was identified by botanist and historian Mark Griffiths in the first edition of a 16th century book on plants, The Herball.

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