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I agree with you about the

Mark — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:34:03 +0000

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I agree with you about the historical inaccuracy in Anonymous - this was one aspect of the film that disappointed me as the acting was great. You might like to see the first part of my amateur documentary, The Real Edward de Vere, which is about the life of the real Earl of Oxford. It has just been uploaded to youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1MKsQSCMso&feature=channel_video_title

Bryson's little biography is

acanuck — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:51:23 +0000

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Bryson's little biography is readable, informative, even funny. It takes him just 15 pages to dispose of the "controversy."

I have no instinctive objection to conspiracy theories. Conspiracies do exist. But they need to be based on evidence, or at least some internal contradiction in the official story that needs resolution. There is none here.

In fact it is precisely Shakespeare's relatively humble origins that make him more plausible as the author of his works. A rural upbringing in an upwardly mobile family, a solid education, an ambitious streak that quickly takes him to the big city, a profession that brings him into contact with the rich and noble -- above all, a keen eye for the people and events he meets and experiences along the way. It's all reflected in the writing, and it's something Oxford couldn't match.

Solid post, doc.

That's a great way of putting

Oxy Mora — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:02:09 +0000

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That's a great way of putting it.

Yes, this pretty much sums

Doctor Cleveland — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:52:25 +0000

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Yes, this pretty much sums him up for me. And it shows the degree to which he's simply committed to winning debating points, rather than thinking.

You are correct, Essex was

tmccarthy0 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:38:40 +0000

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You are correct, Essex was not the hero... no he was not.

I think I would recommend that anyone interested should read, William Shakespeare; The World as Stage by Bill Bryson. Bryson effectively describes the era in which Shakespeare lived. And it is interesting to note, no person ever questioned Shakespeare's authorship in his lifetime. We know two of his close friends and colleagues prepared the First Folio seven years after his death, placing his name and image on the title page. For the next two centuries no one raised a hint of doubt. I think that might be all the evidence we need.

That was a pleasure to read. Thanks for sharing it with us all.

D'oh! Blabbermouth! Now we're

Doctor Cleveland — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:31:33 +0000

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D'oh! Blabbermouth! Now we're going to have to hide you from MI-5.

Thanks for your appealing

don mcdonald — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:16:59 +0000

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Thanks for your appealing take on the film and the controversy. To turn the tables a bit, you might also wonder how the Oxfordians can explain how someone of the nobility could possibly have written so knowledgeably those frequent low and bawdy scenes in Shakespeare, often set in taverns they wouldn't have deigned to patronize. For me, the sheer personal emotion that shines through Ben Jonson's eloquent prefatory praise of his close friend, colleague, and drinking buddy in the First Folio, could alone stand as rebuttal to all of this Oxfordian nonsense. They explain this and the other two prefaces as necessary lies because of some fear, which of course in turn must involve an elaborate conspiracy. But some people are so enthralled by conspiracies that they are convinced that the lack of concrete evidence simply proves how careful and clever the conspirators were.

I'm sorry, but your family's

MrSmith1 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:38:57 +0000

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I'm sorry, but your family's heritage was stolen by the Earl of Oxford pretending to be me ... that b*st*rd wants to take credit for EVERYTHING.

You know, of course that

Donal — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:05:14 +0000

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You know, of course that Prince Charles actually wrote The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. He was inspired by one of Camilla's freckles.

MrSmith! I am shocked,

tmccarthy0 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:40:57 +0000

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MrSmith! I am shocked, shocked I tell you!!! Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter was written by my great-great-great-great-great-great...etc and so on, grandfather Donal "Robin Hood"Mac Carthaigh, son to Cormac.

QUIT TRYING TO STEAL MY FAMILIES HERITAGE!

And no we Irish are not beholden to our myths.