Shakespearean Mysteries, Myths and Yarns
William Shakespeare is more than a mere man. He’s more than a famous author. He’s even more than a myth. …
Tag: Shakespearean Authorship
An Introduction to the Great Shakespearean Authorship Debate
One day, several years ago, as I was wandering around my local library, I came across a book called Who …
Did Shakespeare Write Shakespeare? The Authorship Contenders
If William Shakespeare didn’t write Shakespeare, then who did? By the end of the eighteenth century, by virtue of …
Much Ado About Nothing
William Shakespeare has left us with little documentary evidence about his life and works, but that hasn’t stopped his followers …
Did Shakespeare write Shakespeare? Debunking the usual suspects
As with all conspiracy theories, the proponents of the Shakespearean Authorship Debate put their theories forward as ‘questions’, questions that …
A Fateful Day in Deptford: the ‘Death’ of Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe is remembered in modern popular culture as a dark and violent enigma who died in a drunken brawl. …
The Mystery of the Stratford Monument
Does the Stratford Monument really pay homage to William Shakespeare, a gentleman of that parish, or does it conceal the …
The Upstart Crow in Borrowed Feathers
Robert Greene’s diatribe ‘The Groatsworth of Wit’ is invariably cited as the first mention of Shakespeare in London, but who …
Anonymous: a fraud indeed
The tagline of the film is: Was Shakespeare a fraud? But is the film ‘Anonymous’ the real fraud? The …
In Search of Shakespeare
A thirtieth century scholar stakes his reputation on an obscure poet called Shakespeare. Kendall looked up nervously when his …