Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (/ d ə ˈ v ɪər /; 12 April 1550 – 24 June 1604), was an English peer and courtier of the Elizabethan era. Oxford was heir to the second oldest earldom in the kingdom, a court favourite for a time, a sought-after patron of the arts, and noted by his contemporaries as a lyric poet and court playwright ...

Oct 5, 2009 · Over the years many Oxfordians have been mystified by what appears to be a "crown signature" that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford used at age nineteen at the end of a letter to his guardian William Cecil (the future Lord Burghley) on November 24, 1569.

Edward de Vere signed his name with a crown signature and seven slashes in the crown (for Edward the VII) which some use as proof of the rumor that he was the illegitimate child of Elizabeth.

Sep 12, 2005 · A signature on the deed made the parties identifiable at a later date, even if both seal and tag came off. Shakespeare did not sign the deed of 1602. And we have every reason to believe that he did not sign either deed in 1613.

May 6, 2022 · The post includes high resolution photos of de Vere's 4th Danvers Escheat letter, which includes the proverb, "finis coronat opus," "the end crowns the work." The proverb is repeated with variation in Shakespeare at least three times.

We know him as Vere but he is ʻMoreʼ. The key words and metonyms that frame Coriolanus V.1 1-15 have special meaning—again— throughout ʻShakespeareʼ. These are part of a distinctive glossary and metonymy that is de Vereʼs signature. To distinguish the art of de Vere it is essential to learn the all important metonyms; these

Feb 24, 2023 · Over the centuries, hundreds of “Shakespeare’s” alleged signatures have been debunked as forgeries. What remains are six poorly scrawled versions of Will of Stratford’s name (let’s call him “Will of Stratford” to avoid confusion with the writer “Shakespeare”, who may have been using a pseudonym).

The de Vere Society is a registered charity promoting knowledge of the life of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, a Tudor playwright praised by Queen Elizabeth I for his ‘outstanding mind and virtue’ and hailed by King James I as ‘Great Oxford’. His contemporaries awarded the ‘highest prize’ to his works, but what has become of them?

Feb 25, 2021 · There wasn’t a letter W in the Elizabethan alphabet — just a double V, which de Vere used prominently in his signature — and in gematria the letter V = 20 and VV = 40. Thus the name “VVilliam Shakespeare” mathematically is 40 …

Over the years many Oxfordians have been mystified by what appears to be a “crown signature” that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford used at age nineteen at the end of a letter to his guardian William Cecil (the future Lord Burghley) on November 24, 1569.