Exploring the evidence that the works of Shakespeare were written by Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford 

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The Authorship Question — And Why Should We Care?

May 5, 2025

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Time Travel to
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October 17, 2024

Earl Showerman returns!
Hamlet: another
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Shakespeare Villains
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Shakespeare's Villains

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July 10, 2024

Bob Prechter returns!
A Groatsworth of Robert Greene

Francis Bacon and Christopher Marlowe
May 22, 2024

Christopher Marlowe and Francis Bacon:
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Hank Whittemore
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Part 2 of Hank Whittemore:
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February 9, 2023

The Earl of Oxford’s Italian Odyssey

Anne Vavasour at the Blue Boar Tavern
March 12, 2024

Ladies' Night:
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Hank Whittemore at the Blue Boar
February 8, 2024

Hank Whittemore:
The Essex "Rebellion"

Roger Stritmatter
January 9, 2024

Roger Stritmatter: Shakespeare's Notes in Oxford's Hand?

Blue Boar Q&A
December 5, 2023

Authorship Q&A

Robert Prechter
October 25, 2023

Robert Prechter: Oxford's Voices

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September 20, 2023

Two Lawyers and Two Theatre People Walk into a Bar...

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July 26, 2023

Gabriel Harvey, Penelope Rich, Fulke Greville, & Philip Sidney

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June 28, 2023

Pseudonymity:
What's in a Name?

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April 12, 2023

University Wits &
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Folio
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Cracking Open
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