Exploring the evidence that the works of Shakespeare were written by Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford 

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Did Edward de Vere Write as "William Shakespeare"?

The Top 18 Reasons To Think So
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Authorship 101

Why is there an authorship question? Why is Edward de Vere thought to be "the real Shakespeare"?
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First Folio 400

Celebrating the book that brought us Shakespeare... and the Shakespeare Authorship Question
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10 Eyewitnesses
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10 people who personally knew the William Shakspere family of Stratford but failed to connect him with the famous works or any literary career.
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The Shakespeare Authorship Question has been called the greatest literary mystery of all time. Is it possible the wrong person has been credited with writing the plays and poems of Shakespeare? If so, how would that affect our understanding of these works and their historical context? 

The Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship explores the evidence that the true author was Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, using the pen name "William Shakespeare."

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“What Does it Matter Who Wrote the Works of Shakespeare?” by Jonathan Dixon, a “Who Wrote Shakespeare?” video contest winner.

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Shapiro, “Contested Will”: reviewed by Hope

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A Dozen Shakespeare Plays Written after Oxford Died? Not Proven!

Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere

The Case for Oxford Revisited

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Ten Clues to the Identity of “Shakespeare” as Edward de Vere

Sir Thomas More

SHAKESPEARE IN COMPOSITION

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Who Wrote the first Shakespeare Biography? It was not Nicholas Rowe in 1709!

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PBS, “Shakespeare Uncovered”: reviewed by Norwood (part 1)

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Matus, “Shakespeare, In Fact”: reviewed by an Ivy League Professor of Comparative Literature

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New Book Explores Early Shakespeare Authorship Doubts

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Shakespeare, Oxford and the Grammar School Question

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Oxfordians rebut Shapiro’s “Year of Lear”

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In Memoriam: Justice John Paul Stevens

Fig. 6. Hollar’s Drawing, c. 1656

‘Thy Stratford Moniment’ – Revisited

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Nelson, “Monstrous Adversary”: Five Reviews

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Feldman, “Hamlet Himself”: reviewed by Waugaman

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Shakespeare’s Sexuality and How It Affects the Authorship Issue

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Historian Shows “Famous Victories of Henry the Fifth” Was an Early Shakespeare Play

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The Rediscovery of Shakespeare’s Greater Greek

Was Oxford hiding behind a "Shakespeare" mask?

Why Would Anyone Need to Fake Shakespeare’s Authorship?

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De Vere’s Lucrece and Romano’s Sala di Troia

HOW I BECAME AN OXFORDIAN

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How I Became an Oxfordian – Jens Münnichow

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Rollin DeVere Jr: How I Became an Oxfordian

Elisabeth P. Waugaman did graduate work at Princeton and obtained her PhD in medieval French literature from Duke. She taught at Duke and at Johns Hopkins Universities and blogs for Psychology Today.

Elisabeth Waugaman: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Tom Ditto: How I Became an Oxfordian

Thomas Drelon is a writer in Versailles, France, and director of client services for STIPA, a digital publishing platform.

Thomas Drelon: How I Became an Oxfordian

Richard M. Waugaman, M.D. is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University. His two ebooks on Shake-Speare are available from Amazon.

Richard Waugaman: How I Became an Oxfreudian

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“Mr. W.H.” Identified in W. Ron Hess

Sam Saunders is a retired Professor of Applied Mathematics who worked at the Boeing Research Laboratory and at Washington State University. He lives with his wife Ruth Ann in Bellevue, WA.

Sam Saunders: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Shelly Maycock: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Robert Detobel: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Richard Furno: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Joella Werlin: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Lanny Cotler: How I Became An Oxfordian

Katherine Summers

How I became an Oxfordian – Katherine Summers

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Harold Feldman: How I Became an Oxfordian

David Van Vleck is a playwright/novelist/screenwriter who lives in Brooklyn, NY.

David Van Vleck Jr.: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Eva Turner Clark: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Margaret Robson: How I Became an Oxfordian

Bob Meyers: How I Became an Oxfordian

Stuart Marlow is currently professor of drama and non-fiction film at the HdM-Stuttgart (Stuttgart Media University).

Stuart Marlow: How I Became an Oxfordian

Who Really Wrote Shakespeare? Attorney Alex McNeil demonstrates the weaknesses of the traditional authorship story.

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