The Shakespeare Baronetcy, of Lakenham in the City of Norwich, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1942 for the Liberal politician Geoffrey Shakespeare. The third and current Baronet is a geneticist and sociologist.

The current baronet, Sir Tom Shakespeare, giving a speech at De Montfort University in 2017

The Shakespeare baronets descend from Richard Shakespeare, the grandfather of the playwright William Shakespeare.[1]

Shakespeare baronets of Lakenham (1942)

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The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother James Douglas Geoffrey Shakespeare (born 1971).

Coat of arms of Shakespeare baronets
 
Crest
In front of a portcullis Sable an eagle rising grasping with the dexter claw a spear Or barbed Argent.[4]
Escutcheon
Or on a bend between in chief a portcullis and in base an anchor Sable a spear of the field.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Lives of Dwarfs: Their Journey from Public Curiosity Toward Social Liberation, Betty M. Adelson, Rutgers University Press, 2005, p. 341
  2. ^ "Pass it on » Tom Shakespeare".
  3. ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 3, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 3578
  4. ^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.