Elizabethan era
Conspiracy theories tagged "Elizabethan era."
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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.
Christopher Marlowe Faked Death and Wrote Shakespeare
The Marlovian theory holds that Marlowe faked his death in the 1593 Deptford stabbing and wrote the Shakespeare canon from exile to avoid charges of atheism.
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.
Francis Bacon as the True Author of Shakespeare
The Baconian theory holds that philosopher and polymath Francis Bacon wrote Shakespeare's plays, hiding authorship to avoid political repercussions -- with ciphers allegedly embedded in the First Folio.