Multiple choice general knowledge

What was the name of Shakespeare's only grandchild?

  1. Lady Elizabeth Drayton

  2. Lady Elizabeth Hunter

  3. Lady Elizabeth Barnard

  4. Lady Elizabeth Thomas
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Explanation

Elizabeth Barnard (1608-1670) was Shakespeare's only grandchild, the daughter of his daughter Judith and her husband Thomas Quiney. She married John Barnard but died childless, ending Shakespeare's direct line. The other surnames (Drayton, Hunter, Thomas) are not historically accurate: she was indeed a 'Lady' by courtesy, but her married name was Barnard.

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