Vere-y Interesting
An examination of Shakespeare’s portrayals of the earls of Oxford in the history plays and their possible significance for the authorship debate.
A Curated TudorCon Archive
Shaking the Spear at Court: Oxford as “The Knight of the Tree of the Sunne”
Oxford’s 1581 appearance as the Knight of the Tree of the Sunne illuminates the spectacle and theatrical culture of Elizabeth I’s court.
Sixteenth-Century Letter Writing
A guide to the conventions of Tudor correspondence and why they matter when interpreting documentary evidence about Edward de Vere.
Why Is There No History of Henry VII?
An inquiry into Shakespeare’s omission of a play about Henry VII and the historical and political questions that omission raises.
Oxford’s Childhood: What We Know and What We Don’t
What surviving records reveal, and leave uncertain, about Oxford’s upbringing, education, and formative experiences.
Cryptography and Shakespeare: The Friedman Conditions
An introductory guide to the Friedman conditions and the evaluation of proposed Shakespearean cryptographic evidence.