Our history is stuffed with quirky tales of strange legacies and contested wills. two of our own most iconic and revered national figures - William Shakespeare and Horatio Nelson - left attention-grabbing bequests and instructions in theirs.

There have been many speculation concerning regardless of whether leaving your sweetheart your next-best bed, as Shakespeare did to Anne Hathaway, would be a warm tribute or calculated sleight. Lord Nelson added a codicil to his will for the morning with t...

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