For four hundred years, doubts have been recorded about whether William Shakespeare actually wrote the works attributed to him. This website offers the chance to explore different arguments for the most prominent authorship candidates. Cases are presented for the following:
Group Theory of Authorship, Francis Bacon, Edward de Vere, Roger Manners, Christopher Marlowe, Henry Neville, William Shakspere, Mary Sidney Herbert, and William Stanley.

Link and image of Francis Bacon Link and image of Edward de Vere
Link and image of Roger Manners Link and image of Christopher Marlowe
Link and image of Henry Neville Link and image of Mary Sidney
Link and image of William Shakspere Link and image of Group Theory

Welcome

We hope this website serves as a crossroads and meeting place. If you don't know what the fuss is about go to Why the Question? and read the Declaration of Reasonable Doubt. Who we are and What we do will tell you of our past activities and future plans. If you are interested in finding out more, upcoming lectures and related events can be found under News and Events. If you want to go straight to your favourite candidate just click on the face or name. If you cannot find your candidate here and know of a website we could link to here at the crossroads, contact us.

Yours in doubt
Mark Rylance
Chairman of the Shakespearean Authorship Trust

News and Forthcoming Events

Professor Stanley Wells and Mark Rylance debate the Declaration of Reasonable Doubt, more.

The John Silberrad Lectures at Shakespeare's Globe,
November 2007, more.
It is now possible to see a  video recording of these lectures.

MA in Shakespeare Authorship Studies
a new course at Brunel University, more.

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