In this article:
Shakespeare Illuminated – Macbeth on Nov 10
Blue Boar Tavern – Time Travel to 16th C. London on Nov 13
New Blog: “The Secret Lives of Elizabethans”
Grants Program Announcement
The Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship (SOF) is accepting applications for research grants to be awarded in 2025. The purpose is to foster new and original research about Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, or the Elizabethan Age, as it relates to deVere’s authorship. The award can be used for travel, research assistance or technical equipment, as long as the focus is on de Vere as the true author of the Shakespeare canon.
Applicants should include a strong statement about the proposed project, timeline and budget. The grant, if awarded, may be used with other grants or awards. The award must be used within one year of receipt with a report and financial accounting at the end of the grant period. Applicants must be members of SOF and include their CV. Applications must be sent by email only to info@shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org. The deadline for receipt of applications is December 1, 2024.
Shakespeare Illuminated
An Oxfordian interpretation of the plays attributed to Shakespeare. With Prof. Michael Delahoyde.
Next Up: Macbeth
Sunday, November 10 at 4pm E / 1pm P
(9 pm BST / 10 pm CEST)
Join Professor Michael Delahoyde for Shakespeare’s blood-drenched tragedy, “the Scottish play,” Macbeth. The title character, intrigued by witches’ prophecies and energetically urged on by his ambitious wife Lady Macbeth, begins his descent with regicide, a concern the Earl of Oxford seems to have struggled with. Macbeth’s guilt morphs into paranoia and leads him on to friendicide, family-icide, and a fatal battle. Among the questions we will consider: Why would anyone think that this play honors King James ?!
Blue Boar Tavern
A gathering of friendly folk who do their best to live in the 21st Century.
Next Topic: Time Travel to 16th Century London
Wednesday, November 13 at 8pm E / 5pm P
– Henry V, III,ii
New Website & Blog
“The Secret Lives of Elizabethans.”
https://www.dorotheadickerman.com/
Check out a fascinating new website from SOF board member Dorothea Dickerman. Her blog, “The Secret Lives of Elizabethans,” delves into the hidden mysteries, adventures, romances and intrigues of the age – all the things that make life and history worthwhile. Subscribe and you won’t miss a thing from 400 years ago.
