Edward de Vere
Conspiracy theories tagged "Edward de Vere."
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Shakespeare Authorship Question — Was He Real?
The Shakespeare Authorship Question asks whether William Shakespeare of Stratford wrote the plays attributed to him, given the lack of manuscripts, letters, or books in his estate and his limited documented education.
1785 · United Kingdom · William Shakespeare, Francis Bacon, Edward de Vere (Earl of Oxford)
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Edward de Vere (Oxfordian) Shakespeare Theory
The Oxfordian theory -- most popular alternative to Stratfordianism -- argues Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays under Shakespeare's name to maintain aristocratic propriety.
1920 · United Kingdom · J. Thomas Looney, Edward de Vere (17th Earl of Oxford), Charlton Ogburn Jr.