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6.4
130m

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"Was Shakespeare a Fraud?"

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The Story

Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.

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Lead Performance

Jamie Campbell Bower

Jamie Campbell Bower

Young Earl of Oxford

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

Edward de Vere

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

William Cecil

Joely Richardson

Joely Richardson

Princess Elizabeth Tudor

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Queen Elizabeth I

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