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By Dave Gilyeat |
Was the 17th Earl of Oxford the real author of Shakespeare's plays? |
Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, was one of the leading patrons of the Elizabethan age, but was he also William Shakespeare?
Kurt Kreiler's new book, The Man Who Invented Shakespeare, is the latest work to subscribe to this theory.
The Earl gave himself the penname 'Spear-shaker' due to his ability at tournaments, the author points out.
1) shakespeare belonged to the...........period. a) medieval b) victorian c) renaissance
He was part of one of the premier bloodlines in England, second only to the monarchy.
It is said that he had a prominent political career in court and was a well-regarded poet and sportsman.
He was also a sponsor of acting companies such as the Oxford's Boys and a flamboyant nobleman.
Mr Kreiler argues that it is Oxford's upper class upbringing, status and education as well as his reputation as a well-travelled man that makes him a more likely candidate as the author of Shakespeare's plays, which he co