Exploring the evidence that the works of Shakespeare were written by Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford

Palamon and Arcite

Palamon and Arcite

Shakespeare Oxford Society Board member Katherine Chiljan’s article about this early (circa 1560s) play reveals some interesting connections with the Earl of Oxford and his 1560s connections with Richard Edwards (the play’s putative author), and makes a case that this play — which survives only in fragments — could possibly be a forerunner (if not the original source) for Shakespeare’s Two Noble Kinsman (a play which is itself open to debate about just how much of it Shakespeare actually wrote).

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