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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Shakespeare
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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Shakespeare, Oxford and the Grammar School Question

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SHAKESPEARE IN COMPOSITION

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Jolly: Juliet, the Grafter, and Memorial Reconstruction

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The Shakespeare “Signatures” Deconstructed

The fight for the body of Patroclus from the Iliad (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

The Latin Inscription on the Stratford Shakespeare Monument Unraveled

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Stratfordians’ Mythical Grammar School Debunked

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Shakespeare’s Self-Portrait: Charlton Ogburn’s Argument for Oxford

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Poetic Justice for the True Shakespeare?

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Doubt v. Doubt? Reviewed by Don Rubin

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Happy 150th Birthday, J. Thomas Looney!

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Tom Regnier Centennial Presentation, March 4, 2020

Fig. 6. Hollar’s Drawing, c. 1656

‘Thy Stratford Moniment’ – Revisited

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The Snobbery Slander

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From the President: An Oxfordian Consensus?

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

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The Stratford Bust: A Monumental Fraud

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The Oxfordian Era on the Supreme Court

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Shakespeare in Scotland: What did the author of Macbeth know and when did he know it?

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Harvard Lecturer Ostrowski Publishes Authorship Book

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Shakespeare’s Sexuality and How It Affects the Authorship Issue

HOW I BECAME AN OXFORDIAN

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Clare Davies: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Carl Hardy: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Jonathan Dixon: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Eva Turner Clark: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Robert Detobel: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Hank Whittemore: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Jan Scheffer: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Bryan H. Wildenthal: How I Became an Oxfordian

Michael Delahoyde, Ph.D., is a Clinical Professor of English at Washington State University.

Michael Delahoyde: How I Became an Oxfordian

Greg Ellis is a former public servant with degrees in politics, communications and business. He lives with his family in the village of Murrumbateman in Australia. He is a signatory of the Declaration of Reasonable Doubt.

Greg Ellis: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Richard Furno: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Steven Sabel: How I Became an Oxfordian

Jepke Goudsmit & Graham Jones are performers, creators and co-directors of Kinetic Energy Theatre Company, in Sydney, Australia.

Jepke Goudsmit & Graham Jones: How We Became Oxfordians

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Janet Wingate: How I Became an Oxfordian

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John Shahan: How I Became an Oxfordian Activist

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Mary Lee Cooper: How I Became an Oxfordian

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How Did You Become an Oxfordian?

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Heidi Jannsch: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Elke Brackmann: 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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