Episode #5 - Did Shakespeare Write The Plays?

Our Fake History

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🗓️ 21 September 2015

⏱️ 46 minutes

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William Shakespeare is easily the most well-known playwright in the English language. His works are praised as some of the greatest feats of writing and are still required reading throughout the English speaking world. But what if the man from Stratford-upon- Avon was not the true author of the plays? What if the "Bard" was actually an illiterate who bumbled into fame and fortune? There are still hundreds of educated people who believe William Shakespeare was the biggest fraud in literary history. Listen and find out how aristocratic conspiracies, faked deaths, secret ciphers, Morse code, and Mark Twain all play a role in this story!
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1:26.6	In the canon of English literature, there's one name that towers above all others.
1:36.2	William Shakespeare. Dub the immortal bard Shakespeare is easily the most celebrated playwright
1:42.6	in the English language and is a strong contender for the most recognizable writer in any language.
1:48.4	His plays were wildly popular when they were first performed in the 1590s and early 1600s,
1:54.3	and they continue to draw crowds around the world 400 years later. Shakespeare's works are
2:00.4	still seen as an essential right of passage for any serious actor and are somehow still required
2:06.5	reading for thousands of annoyed high school students. The man from Stratford is credited with
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