Resource offers a recent university paper and historical documents on Edward de Vere, the Earl of Oxford who was rumored to be the Bard himself.

PBS update on the question: who was Shakespeare? Recent debates, mock trials, and selected articles on the authorship controversy.

Aims to document and establish Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, as the author of the works of Shakespeare. Essays, news, and debate.

Overviews the authorship debate over William Shakespeare s plays, explaining the origin of the claim that the Earl of Oxford, and not Shakespeare, actually wrote them.

Atlantic Monthly article examines the great authorship debate surrounding the Bard, and ultimately sides with the Stratfordians.

Examines the possibility that dramatists Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare were really the same man.

Examines many prominent theories of Shakespearean authorship, while suggesting that the most likely author is Shakespeare himself.

Examines the theory that the plays of William Shakespeare were actually written under pseudonym by Lord Chancellor Francis Bacon.

Guide explores the authorship debate over William Shakespeare, his plays and the 17th Earl of Oxford. Read the arguments to find which side is more persuasive.

Examines the theory that Francis Bacon was the true Bard. With a time-line and an article that suggests there are ciphers in Shakespeare's works.