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Oxford, Edward de Vere, 17th earl of, 1550–1604, English poet, b. Castle Heddingham, Essex, educated at Queens' and St. John's colleges, Cambridge. He traveled in Italy, acted in and produced plays, and was one of the court circle of writers. On the theory that he wrote Shakespeare's plays, see studies by E. T. Clark (1937) and L. P. Bénézet (1958).

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See his poems (ed. by J. T. Looney, 1921).



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More recently, the beast has birthed a faddish preference for Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, as true author of the works.
Voice of Mirror - Page 6 THE Earl of Burford, aka Charles Francis Topham de Vere Beauclerk, believes the plays of "Shakespeare" were written by his ancestor Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.
 
 
 
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