ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Becoming History Detectives Using Shakespeare's Secret
Is the case closed on the authorship of Shakespeare's plays? Student history detectives explore the evidence for and against one of the possible alternatives, Edward deVere, using the novel Shakespeare's Secret plus a variety of online...
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Shakespeare Resource Center: The Authorship Debate
This site outlines the various "conspiracies" associated with Shakespeare's work.
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Marshall Foundation: The Shakespearean Ciphers Examined
Both William and Elizebeth Friedman worked at Riverbank Laboratories. Elizebeth was tasked with applying cryptographic techniques to analyze William Shakespeare's writings in order to prove that they were in fact written by Francis...
PBS
Pbs Frontline: The Shakespeare Mystery
This site weighs the ever present debate about who really was Shakespeare, and whether or not he truly wrote all he wrote.
PBS
Frontline: Much Ado About Something
Companion site for a Frontline program about the mystery surrounding the real author of Shakespeare's works. Contains information about the controversy, video excerpts from the program (Click "Video" along right side of the page),...
Washington State University
Washington State University: Shakespeare and Authorship Controversy
Introductory information concerning Shakespeare's biography and the controversy surrounding it. Clear and concise information.
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Shakespeare Oxford Society: Beginner's Guide to Shakespeare Authorship Problem
This site from the Shakespeare Oxford Society contains a great deal of information in support of the theory that Edwared de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, actually wrote the works traditionally attributed to Shakespeare.
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The Shakespeare Authorship Page
This site, by a renowned Shakespeare scholar, systematically refutes arguments made by people who argue that someone other than William Shakespeare, most notably the Earl of Oxford, wrote the works of William Shakespeare.
Absolute Shakespeare
Absolute Shakespeare: Authorship Debate
Here are the basic arguments for each of the authorship claims. The site is helpful since it summarizes each of the arguments in plain language.
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Shakespeare Oxford Society: History of Doubts
This page from the Shakespeare Oxford Society contains a list of the history of doubts regarding the authorship of Shakespeare's works. Organized in chronological order.