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Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford: The Earl of Oxford, from the 1914 publication English Travellers of the Renaissance by Clare Howard
 
 

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Name: Edward de Vere
Birth Date: April 2, 1550
Death Date: June 24, 1604
Nationality: British, English
Gender: Male

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Edward de Vere, seventeenth Earl of Oxford, was a significant poet at the court of Queen Elizabeth I. Though few works can be authoritatively attributed to him, it is clear that he enjoyed high esteem as a poet in his day. The subject matter, style,...


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Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford ( 12 April 1550 – 24 June 1604 ) was an Elizabethan courtier, playwright, poet, sportsman and patron of numerous writers. Sourced If women could be fair and yet not fond, Or that their love were firm, not fickle still,...


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Oxford, Edward De Vere, 17th Earl Of
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(born April 12, 1550, Castle Hedingham, Essex, Eng.—died June 24, 1604, Newington, Middlesex) English lyric poet and patron of an acting company, Oxford's Men, who became, in the 20th century, the strongest candidate proposed (next to William...
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Oxford, Edward De Vere, 17th Earl Of
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(born April 12, 1550, Castle Hedingham, Essex, Eng.—died June 24, 1604, Newington, Middlesex) English lyric poet. A brilliantly gifted linguist and one of the most dashing figures of his time, Oxford was also reckless, hot-tempered, and...
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Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (12 April 1550 – 24 June 1604) was an Elizabethan courtier, playwright, poet, sportsman, patron of numerous writers, and sponsor of at least two acting companies, Oxford's Men and Oxford's Boys.[1] He was born...


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The Washington Post
Society Marks Death Of 'True' Shakespeare; Group Asserts Edward de Vere Wrote Plays
06/25/2004: 372 words, approx. 1 pages
A literary group on Thursday marked the 400th anniversary of the death of an Elizabethan nobleman they contend was the "true" Shakespeare. The De Vere Society alleges that Edward de Vere penned the 37 plays officially attributed to the master playwright. "He...
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Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
What's in a name? Did a nobleman named Edward de Vere really write the works attributed to William Shakespeare? Our reviewer thinks not.(ENTERTAINMENT)
08/21/2005: 1,052 words, approx. 4 pages
Byline: Herman Gollob Special to the Star Tribune The shocking revelation in Mark Anderson's " 'Shakespeare' By Another Name: The Man Who Was Shakespeare" is not its claim that the Shakespeare canon actually is the work of a nasty little nobleman...
 


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