To Be or Not to Be Shakespeare: The Forgeries of William-Henry Ireland

Criminalia

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True Crime, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 24 October 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

"Done to death by slanderous tongues," wrote William Shakespeare in his play, 'Much Ado About Nothing'. Shakespeare may be a renowned English playwright, poet, and actor, but, he has a bit of a credibility problem among some circles, and he has for quite a long time. It's known as the 'Shakespeare Authorship Question', and we're going to talk about some theories that suggest Shakespeare was a fake -- before we talk about a man who wrote a five-act play pretending to be the Bard. That could not have been easy. So, how now, good friends, and welcome.

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Jess Wiener, host of Dominant Stories, the podcast that helps us reclaim and
0:07.6	rewrite the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves.
0:11.4	Our feelings are like a compass. They tell us what direction to go and
0:15.2	and if we don't pay attention to them it's like walking around with a faulty GPS. You have no idea
0:19.8	where you're going. Our guests include composer Alex Lockamore of Hamilton, the incredible musician
0:25.9	Sarah Burrellis, actor Rachel Bloom from my crazy ex-girlfriend, and the
0:30.3	celebrated poet Ajour Antoinette.
0:33.3	I didn't like my body in the first place.
0:36.1	When I got the diagnosis, it just pissed me off even more.
0:39.8	And I was like, you've always let me down.
0:42.0	You're from your favorite celebrities, storytellers, and experts about what's shaping them.
0:48.0	Listen to Dominant stories with me, Wiener on the I Heart Radio app Apple
0:54.1	Podcast or wherever you listen to podcast
1:00.6	While we all desperately ached for escapism, Bridgerton, the Shondaland Smash on Netflix, came streaming along,
1:10.0	now we wait for season two, but in the meantime, you can hear how this show
1:14.4	came to life with the cast, the production team,
1:17.4	and the creators of Bridgerton.
1:20.6	Listen to Bridgerton, the official podcast, on the I-HeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you get
1:27.8	your favorite shows.
1:28.8	Who is the Fake Eriress Anna Delvey and what does the story of this
1:36.1	Instagram legend say about us? On inventing Anna the official podcast you'll get
1:42.1	exclusive access to the people who inspired the TV series and to the actors like Anna Klemsky who brought them to life.
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