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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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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What Happened to Shakspere’s Missing “Inventory”?

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“Dating Shakespeare’s Plays” Now Available Online

Olivia Hussey & Leonard Whiting in Zeffirelli's film of "Romeo and Juliet"

PBS, “Shakespeare Uncovered”: reviewed by Norwood (part 3)

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Feldman, “Hamlet Himself”: reviewed by Waugaman

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

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The Oxfordian Era on the Supreme Court

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

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

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Ten Eyewitnesses Who Saw Nothing: Shakespeare in Stratford and London

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The Stratford Bust: A Monumental Fraud

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SHAKESPEARE IN COMPOSITION

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

Sir Derek Jacobi and Mark Rylance Discuss Declaration of Reasonable Doubt

International Theatre Journal Explores Authorship

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In Memoriam: Justice John Paul Stevens

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From the President: An Oxfordian Consensus?

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Oxfordians rebut Shapiro’s “Year of Lear”

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Hamlet as Autobiography: An Oxfordian Analysis

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Why Not Bacon, Marlowe, or Derby?

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Magri, “Such Fruits Out of Italy”: news article

HOW I BECAME AN OXFORDIAN

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Elke Brackmann: How I Became an Oxfordian

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William Ray: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Heward Wilkinson: How I Became an Oxfordian

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James A. Warren: How I Became an Oxfordian

Dr. Earl Showerman is a retired emergency physician.

Earl Showerman: How I Became an Oxfordian

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John Gerhard Shuck: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Heidi Jannsch: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Jonathan Dixon: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Justin Borrow: How I Became an Oxfordian

Mary Jane is a former Trustee of the Indiana Historical Society and has been a Board member of The Indiana Society of Pioneers, The Indianapolis Art Center, The Junior League, The Contemporary Club and the Indiana Arts Commission. She graduated from Indiana University before holding positions in the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the Indiana State Museum. She lectured on art and history and did a stint with Earthwatch as a one-time archaeologist. With her husband, H. R. Meeker, Jr, she raised four children and now have great grandchildren to enjoy.

Mary Jane Meeker: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Michael Schaefer: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Shelly Maycock: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Jan Scheffer: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Theresa Lauricella: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Carl Hardy: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Ron Roffel: How I Became an Oxfordian

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Eva Turner Clark: 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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Cynthia Moore: How I Became an Oxfordian

Amanda Hinds is a retired consultant histopathologist and cytopathologist (still working part time) at St Thomas’ Hospital, London and works as Dr Amanda Herbert FRCPath.

Amanda Hinds: How I Became an Oxfordian

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

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