De Vere, Edward
Elizabethan Heraldry, Poets' Corner - Edward De Vere - Selected Wor, The Shakespeare Story
"What Author would conceal his name?"
An article by James Fitzgerald.
Anyara Aphorisms: In the Limelight, Edward de Ver
Various quotations from famous people on the authorship debate.
Authorship Page
Professor Alan Nelson's site includes all 76 of Oxford's letters and a great deal of other information, together with his ideas on why Oxford could not have been Shakespeare.
Beauty and the Paradigm
Mark K. Anderson invokes Kuhn and Heisenberg, backed up by Ovid, Bottom, Pyramus and Thisbe in support of the thesis.
Brame & Popova Attributing Shakespeare Works t
Short article about using linguistics to argue for de Vere's authorship.
Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford (1550-1604)
Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, Renaissance English poet and courtier. Life, works, resources. At Luminarium.
Edward de Vere: The Man Who Wrote Shakespeare
A poem on the authorship debate, by Michael J. Farrand.
Elizabethan Authors - The Shakespeare Problem
33 Reasons to Doubt that Mr. Shaksper wrote Shakespeare, by Robert Brazil.
From Mapplethorpe to Oxenford
Examines the possible misinformation about Shakespearean authorship presented as fact by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Novel Oxfords: Two Fictive Biographies Presenting
Peter Morton analyzes Andrew Field's The Lost Chronicle of Edward de Vere (1990), and Absent Thee from Felicity (1975), by Rhoda Henry Messner.
Oxford's Spelling
The distinctive orthography of Edward de Vere 17th earl of Oxford.
Oxpix: Images in Debate
Includes known portraits and portrayals of Oxford, his friends, family and surroundings.
Querulous Notes: The Marginalia of Edward de Vere?
An analysis of Roger Stritmatter's dissertation.
Querulous Notes: The Marginalia of Edward de Vere?
Further analysis of the dissertation.
Shakespeare and the Globe: Then and Now
The Encyclopedia Britannica synopsis of the Shakespeare-Oxford debate.
Shakespeare Canon of Statutory Construction
U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens elaborates on his conclusion that the Earl of Oxford was the true Shakespeare, in this (abridged) version of a 1992 article.
Shakespeare Identified
J. Thomas Looney argues in favor of Oxford.
Shakespeare Oxford Society
Extensive site with many articles, history, bibliography, conference news and records.
Shakespeare's Bad Law
Mark Alexander looks at the history and scholarship on the issue of Shakespeare's knowledge of the law.
Shakespeare, Earl of Oxford?
Parallels in de Vere's life and Shakespeare's works.
Shakespeare, Earl of Oxford?
de Vere's copy of the Geneva Bible and Shakespeare's Plays.
Shakespeare: Mysteries of History
From U.S. News Online.
Shakespeare: Who Was He? The Oxford Challenge to t
Paul Franssen's review of the Richard F. Whalen book.
Sixteenth Century Renaissance English Literature (
A comprehensive guide to British literature of the Renaissance with over 100 original pages, biographies, and works never before published on the web. Also includes several hundred links to additional resources.
The Bard's beard?
Brief article claiming de Vere's authorship.
The Case for Oxford - 91.10
Tom Bethel's article from Atlantic Monthly, October, 1991.
The Case for Oxford - Reply by Bethell - 91.10
Oxfordian author Tom Bethell replies to article by Irvin Matus in October, 1991 issue of Atlantic Magazine.
The Dark Side of Shakespeare
Authorship of Shakespeare's works, including information on the 17th Earl of Oxford's travels, spying, and epic heraldry adventures.
The De Vere Society
Promoting the view that Oxford was the true author of Shakespeare's works.
The Edward de Vere Studies Conference
Annual conference that usually addresses the authorship debate.
The End of Stratfordianism
Joseph Sobran responds to Prof. Alan Nelson's Fall 1999 Shakespeare Quarterly review of Alias Shakepseare.
The Gray Lady Flirts With the Earl of Oxford
Dissects the errors in an analysis of the authorship debate by the New York Times.
The Shakespeare Fellowship
News, resources and discussion boards on the Shakespeare Authorship question with special emphasis on Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.
The Shakespeare Identity Problem
An auditor/accountant experienced in investigations argues that Edward de Vere is the true author of Shakespeare's works.
The Shakespeare Mystery
WGBH's TV program exploring the Shakespeare authorship question. Tapes and transcripts available.
Volker Multhopp's Small Shakespeare Authorshi
Oxfordian, with many essays; reproductions of William Shakespeare's six possible signatures; a discussion of various Shakespeare forgeries and forgers.
Was Oxford Shakespeare?
A computer-aided analysis of the commonalities of style in de Vere and Shakespeare.
Who Was Shakespeare?
James Hammond's argues in favor of Oxford as the author of Shakespeare's works.