Boar's Head Inn, Southwark

The Boar's Head Inn was an inn at Southwark in London, owned by Sir John Fastolf,^[1] who was the inspiration for the Shakespearean character of Falstaff.^[2] While the Boar's Head Inn in Eastcheap is not known to have existed during the reign of Henry IV, this inn may have.

The Boar's Head Court-yard in 1820

Trader's token from the Boar's Head, Southwark, dated 1649

References

1. Shelley, Henry C. (1909). Inns and Taverns of Old London. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
2. Cooper, Stephen (23 February 2011). The Real Falstaff: Sir John Fastolf and the Hundred Years War. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-84468-774-9. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

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