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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The Stratford Bust: A Monumental Fraud

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Shakespeare’s Sexuality and How It Affects the Authorship Issue

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Shahan’s video rips Shakespeare’s doublet

Was Oxford hiding behind a "Shakespeare" mask?

Why Would Anyone Need to Fake Shakespeare’s Authorship?

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Shakespeare, Oxford and the Grammar School Question

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In Memoriam: Justice John Paul Stevens

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Jolly: Juliet, the Grafter, and Memorial Reconstruction

Was this the real "Shakespeare"?

“Last Will. & Testament” Explores Authorship Mystery

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The Shakespeare “Signatures” Deconstructed

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Waugh on Jonson’s “Sweet Swan of Avon”

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“Dating Shakespeare’s Plays” Now Available Online

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

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

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Read and Sign the Declaration of Reasonable Doubt

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Rebutting Reedy & Kathman, “How We Know Shakespeare Wrote Shakespeare”

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Oxford’s Education Mirrored in the Shakespeare Canon

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An Evening at the Cockpit: Further Evidence of an Early Date for Henry V

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The Stylometric Debate Over Authorship

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

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Price, Barber, and Leahy Counter Stratfordian Myths in Mainstream Journal

HOW I BECAME AN OXFORDIAN

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Harold Feldman: 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

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Syril Levin Kline and Peter Kline: How We Became Oxfordians

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John Shahan: How I Became an Oxfordian Activist

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Gary Livacari: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Joella Werlin: How I Became an Oxfordian

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“Mr. W.H.” Identified in W. Ron Hess

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

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Dorothea Dickerman: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Shelly Maycock: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Phillip Proulx: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Colin Wright: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Michael Dudley on How People Become Oxfordians

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Eva Turner Clark: How I Became an Oxfordian

Bob Meyers: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Barbara Rosson Davis: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Karen Calderone: 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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Randall Sherman: How I Became an Oxfordian

Pamela Butler is a clinical psychologist practicing in Mill Valley, California and the author of two books: Self Assertion for Women and Talking to Yourself.

Pamela Butler: How I Became an Oxfordian

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

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