Winter Newsletter Published: Unlock your copy today!
February 27, 2026
The Winter 2026 issue of the Shakespeare Oxford Newsletter has been published. SOF members have received the printed edition if they chose that option. All
Oxfordian theory
Blue Boar Tavern Jan. 5: Mark Your Calendars!
December 29, 2025
Twelfth Night, or What We Will “Those wits, that think they have thee, do very oft prove fools; and I, that am sure I lack
Blue Boar Tavern Tonight: Ask the Cast Anything!
December 9, 2025
“[L]et them play it. Is not a comonty a Christmas gambold or a tumbling-trick?” (“comedy” and “gambol” mispronounced by Christopher Sly the Tinker) — The
Blue Boar Tavern Dec. 9: Mark Your Calendars!
December 2, 2025
Ask the Cast Anything! “[L]et them play it. Is not a comonty a Christmas gambold or a tumbling-trick?” (“comedy” and “gambol” mispronounced by Christopher Sly
Fall Newsletter Published: Get It While It’s Hot!
November 29, 2025
The Fall 2025 issue of the Shakespeare Oxford Newsletter has been published. SOF members have received the printed edition if they chose that option. All
New Haven Conference Talks on YouTube
November 26, 2025
The SOF has started releasing on its YouTube channel a selection of talks presented at the 2025 Annual Conference. The first batch includes the keynote
Earl Showerman: Oxfordian of the Year
November 5, 2025
Earl Showerman, M.D., longtime scholar, teacher, and leader in the Shakespeare authorship field (and SOF President, 2022–24), was honored on September 20, 2025, as Oxfordian
Renaissance Quarterly Reviews Sky Gilbert Book
October 7, 2025
Professor Sky Gilbert’s recent book, Shakespeare Lied, was published by Guernica Editions in September 2024 (available from the publisher and on Amazon). A review by
Warren, “Shakespeare Revolutionized”: news article
August 14, 2021
Published as a news article, available here, under the title “Warren Publishes History of Oxfordian Movement.” Published on the SOF website and cross-posted under “Reviews,” Aug.
Warren Publishes History of Oxfordian Movement
August 14, 2021
Scholar James A. Warren has published a comprehensive history of the Oxfordian movement from its founding in 1920 to the present day. The new book,
Read and Sign the Declaration of Reasonable Doubt
July 27, 2020
The Historic Authorship Initiative by John M. Shahan In 2007 the Shakespeare Authorship Coalition (SAC) launched one of the most significant efforts ever to promote
Tom Woosnam: How I Became an Oxfordian
June 27, 2020
June 27, 2020 In a word — evidence. I was in the stacks of Southern Oregon State College in Ashland, Oregon (now Southern Oregon University),
Video: Bonner Cutting Centennial Presentation, March 4, 2020
June 11, 2020
by Bryan H. Wildenthal Bonner Miller Cutting’s Centennial Symposium presentation — “Profiling the Author: Will the Real Shakespeare Please Stand Up?” — is now
Elke Brackmann: How I Became an Oxfordian
January 26, 2016
January 26, 2019 Obediently and happily I followed the pattern of understanding the Bard’s life at my University of Innsbruck in the seventies. Absorbing everything
Katherine Chiljan’s New Authorship Book — Pre-Order on Amazon.com: Shakespeare Suppressed: The Uncensored Truth About Shakespeare and His Works
August 17, 2011
Congratulations to my friend Katherine Chiljan. Her new authorship book will be released on September 1, 2011, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com.
From The Archives: Parts I and II of About.com’s Interview With Matthew Cossolotto About The Shakespeare Authorship Question
January 29, 2011
After his death in 1616, William of Stratford began to play what I think of as the “fall guy” role. As Shakespeare wrote in Twelfth Night: “Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” After his death, William of Stratford had greatness thrust upon him.
