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

‘They did love each other’

The Stratford man didn’t abandon his wife after all.  We now know that because the fragment of a letter, addressed to “good Mrs Shakspaire,”  was found sewn into the binding of a 1,000-page theological book in the city of Hereford, about 50 miles from Stratford-upon-Avon: https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/24/uk/shakespeare-anne-hathaway-letter-discovery-intl-scli/index.html

Another report: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ygregz439o says it was “… addressed to “good Mrs Shakespeare” ”

Shakespeare?  Shakspaire?  Must they be the same person from Stratford?  This article from Bryan Wildenthal is a good primer: https://shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org/spelling-reflections/

 

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