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New post: Education

The Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship (US organisation) is providing Oxfordian resources to American high school English teachers. Free lesson plans and more are linked. I presume these would also be useful to non-US teachers, at least generally.

I spend a few moments atop my educational soapbox, then Pearl Jam plays at the end.

https://edevere17.com/2025/09/14/education/

#Education #Oxfordian #ShakeSpearesblog #Shakespeare #Authorship

The 4th Duke of Norfolk's execution warrant, the tangent post to 'Commiserating With Mary'. Part of this reads like the Brave Sir Robin song in Holy Grail. A traitor's death at Tyburn was no fun, though in the end Tom was spared that end.

https://edevere17.com/250412-tangent-his-head-to-be-smitten-off/

#Shakespeare #ShakespeareAuthorship
#Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius

The 4th Duke of Norfolk's execution warrant, the tangent post to 'Commiserating With Mary'. Part of this reads like the Brave Sir Robin song in Holy Grail. A traitor's death at Tyburn was no fun, though in the end Tom was spared that end.

https://edevere17.com/250412-tangent-his-head-to-be-smitten-off/

#Shakespeare #ShakespeareAuthorship
#Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius

The 4th Duke of Norfolk's execution warrant, the tangent post to 'Commiserating With Mary'. Part of this reads like the Brave Sir Robin song in Holy Grail. A traitor's death at Tyburn was no fun, though in the end Tom was spared that end.

https://edevere17.com/250412-tangent-his-head-to-be-smitten-off/

#Shakespeare #ShakespeareAuthorship
#Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius

One of the best verbs I ever came up with, in one of the best pentameter lines I ever came up with, and the compositor botched it. There is no second r in *incarnadine*. Bloody typo has annoyed me for 401 years.

#Shakespeare #ShakeSpearesblog #Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship

One of the best verbs I ever came up with, in one of the best pentameter lines I ever came up with, and the compositor botched it. There is no second r in *incarnadine*. Bloody typo has annoyed me for 401 years.

#Shakespeare #ShakeSpearesblog #Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship

One of the best verbs I ever came up with, in one of the best pentameter lines I ever came up with, and the compositor botched it. There is no second r in *incarnadine*. Bloody typo has annoyed me for 401 years.

#Shakespeare #ShakeSpearesblog #Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship

I wrote lyrics at the end of this 2018 post which I *still* have not heard recorded by two someones who can sing them in character for me. Consider this a request for any assistance in finding such a pair of tuneful goons.

Shrew 3: Brush Up Your Oxford

https://edevere17.com/2018/09/13/shrew-3-brush-up-your-oxford/

#Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius
#Shakespeare #ShakespeareAuthorship
#Musicals

I wrote lyrics at the end of this 2018 post which I *still* have not heard recorded by two someones who can sing them in character for me. Consider this a request for any assistance in finding such a pair of tuneful goons.

Shrew 3: Brush Up Your Oxford

https://edevere17.com/2018/09/13/shrew-3-brush-up-your-oxford/

#Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius
#Shakespeare #ShakespeareAuthorship
#Musicals

I wrote lyrics at the end of this 2018 post which I *still* have not heard recorded by two someones who can sing them in character for me. Consider this a request for any assistance in finding such a pair of tuneful goons.

Shrew 3: Brush Up Your Oxford

https://edevere17.com/2018/09/13/shrew-3-brush-up-your-oxford/

#Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius
#Shakespeare #ShakespeareAuthorship
#Musicals

New blog post: in 1560 a Frenchman presented Queen Elizabeth with an illustrated manuscript of strange tales, dedicated to her. She was not amused.

Leechcraft Liposuction

https://edevere17.com/2024/03/07/leechcraft-liposuction/

#Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius
#Shakespeare #ShakespeareAuthorship

New blog post: in 1560 a Frenchman presented Queen Elizabeth with an illustrated manuscript of strange tales, dedicated to her. She was not amused.

Leechcraft Liposuction

https://edevere17.com/2024/03/07/leechcraft-liposuction/

#Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius
#Shakespeare #ShakespeareAuthorship

New blog post: in 1560 a Frenchman presented Queen Elizabeth with an illustrated manuscript of strange tales, dedicated to her. She was not amused.

Leechcraft Liposuction

https://edevere17.com/2024/03/07/leechcraft-liposuction/

#Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius
#Shakespeare #ShakespeareAuthorship

I updated an old poem by Ovid that I first translated when I was a teenager (don’t let Uncle Arthur fool you). It’s at a bunch of Amazons, with links and details in the blog post. So new the ink's still wet.

METAMETAMORPHOSES: The Boys Are Back

https://edevere17.com/2024/01/03/metametamorphoses-the-boys-are-back/

#Ovid #poetry #classics #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius

I updated an old poem by Ovid that I first translated when I was a teenager (don’t let Uncle Arthur fool you). It’s at a bunch of Amazons, with links and details in the blog post. So new the ink's still wet.

METAMETAMORPHOSES: The Boys Are Back

https://edevere17.com/2024/01/03/metametamorphoses-the-boys-are-back/

#Ovid #poetry #classics #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius

I updated an old poem by Ovid that I first translated when I was a teenager (don’t let Uncle Arthur fool you). It’s at a bunch of Amazons, with links and details in the blog post. So new the ink's still wet.

METAMETAMORPHOSES: The Boys Are Back

https://edevere17.com/2024/01/03/metametamorphoses-the-boys-are-back/

#Ovid #poetry #classics #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius

Happy 510th Birthday to Sir Thomas Smith, the brilliant scholar, statesman, diplomat, and educator. It is no exaggeration to say that Shake-Speare would not have existed without him. I will have more to say about Sir Thomas, soon.

#ShakespeareAuthorship #OTD #Histodons #VeroNihilVerius #Oxfordian

Happy 510th Birthday to Sir Thomas Smith, the brilliant scholar, statesman, diplomat, and educator. It is no exaggeration to say that Shake-Speare would not have existed without him. I will have more to say about Sir Thomas, soon.

#ShakespeareAuthorship #OTD #Histodons #VeroNihilVerius #Oxfordian

Wasn't expecting to have another post ready this year, but these birds were making too much noise, I had to shut them up so I could concentrate. Presumably the last post for 2023. Next year though, stay tuned.

Hawks and Handsaws

An old woodcut shows that there's a lot more going on with hawks and handsaws than Hamlet knowing which is which when the wind is southerly.

https://edevere17.com/2023/11/15/hawks-and-handsaws/

#Hamlet #Hawking
#Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius
#Shakespeare #ShakespeareAuthorship

Wasn't expecting to have another post ready this year, but these birds were making too much noise, I had to shut them up so I could concentrate. Presumably the last post for 2023. Next year though, stay tuned.

Hawks and Handsaws

An old woodcut shows that there's a lot more going on with hawks and handsaws than Hamlet knowing which is which when the wind is southerly.

https://edevere17.com/2023/11/15/hawks-and-handsaws/

#Hamlet #Hawking
#Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius
#Shakespeare #ShakespeareAuthorship

Wasn't expecting to have another post ready this year, but these birds were making too much noise, I had to shut them up so I could concentrate. Presumably the last post for 2023. Next year though, stay tuned.

Hawks and Handsaws

An old woodcut shows that there's a lot more going on with hawks and handsaws than Hamlet knowing which is which when the wind is southerly.

https://edevere17.com/2023/11/15/hawks-and-handsaws/

#Hamlet #Hawking
#Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius
#Shakespeare #ShakespeareAuthorship

I wrote a lot of heptameter as a lad, but not much once I outgrew it. There’s some in the play within the play in MND, if you listen.

Quince’s Hidden Heptameter
https://edevere17.com/2023/06/12/quinces-hidden-heptameter/

#AMidsummerNightsDream #PyramusandThisbe #Ovid #Poetry
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

I wrote a lot of heptameter as a lad, but not much once I outgrew it. There’s some in the play within the play in MND, if you listen.

Quince’s Hidden Heptameter
https://edevere17.com/2023/06/12/quinces-hidden-heptameter/

#AMidsummerNightsDream #PyramusandThisbe #Ovid #Poetry
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

I wrote a lot of heptameter as a lad, but not much once I outgrew it. There’s some in the play within the play in MND, if you listen.

Quince’s Hidden Heptameter
https://edevere17.com/2023/06/12/quinces-hidden-heptameter/

#AMidsummerNightsDream #PyramusandThisbe #Ovid #Poetry
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

The First Folio will be 400 years old on the 8th of November, when yellow leaves do hang. To gear up for all the hoopla (which has already begun), I have put up a linked list of my existing FF posts.

https://edevere17.com/2023/04/23/first-folioage/

#FirstFolio #Histodons
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

The First Folio will be 400 years old on the 8th of November, when yellow leaves do hang. To gear up for all the hoopla (which has already begun), I have put up a linked list of my existing FF posts.

https://edevere17.com/2023/04/23/first-folioage/

#FirstFolio #Histodons
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

The First Folio will be 400 years old on the 8th of November, when yellow leaves do hang. To gear up for all the hoopla (which has already begun), I have put up a linked list of my existing FF posts.

https://edevere17.com/2023/04/23/first-folioage/

#FirstFolio #Histodons
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

A few lines by an old Roman (originally), relevant for the day. When I was a teenager I spent a lot of time inside this long poem by Ovid. On the blog is a short excerpt from the version I lived with.

https://edevere17.com/2023/03/15/caesar-shall-forth/

#IdesofMarch #Ovid #Poetry #Metamorphoses #Histodons #OTD #Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #VeroNihilVerius

A few lines by an old Roman (originally), relevant for the day. When I was a teenager I spent a lot of time inside this long poem by Ovid. On the blog is a short excerpt from the version I lived with.

https://edevere17.com/2023/03/15/caesar-shall-forth/

#IdesofMarch #Ovid #Poetry #Metamorphoses #Histodons #OTD #Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #VeroNihilVerius

Jane Grey Dudley lost her head on this date in 1554.

On this date in Fifty-Four
Jane Grey’s head fell to the floor
Husband’s head had fallen first
While Jane her scaffold speech rehearsed

(poem continues at the link, it doesn't fit here)

Twelfth Day of February
https://edevere17.com/2020/02/12/poem-twelfth-day-of-february/

#LadyJaneGrey #NineDaysQueen #Histodons #Poetry
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

Jane Grey Dudley lost her head on this date in 1554.

On this date in Fifty-Four
Jane Grey’s head fell to the floor
Husband’s head had fallen first
While Jane her scaffold speech rehearsed

(poem continues at the link, it doesn't fit here)

Twelfth Day of February
https://edevere17.com/2020/02/12/poem-twelfth-day-of-february/

#LadyJaneGrey #NineDaysQueen #Histodons #Poetry
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

I’ve just contributed a story about my friend #WilliamByrd to Byrd Central, a site celebrating his life and music during his 400th anniversary year. You can read the short post on my blog for some background (it has a link to the story), or go straight to the story from here.

(my post)
Byrdsong
https://edevere17.com/2023/02/02/byrdsong/

(the story)
A Goodly Manor For A Song
https://byrdcentral.com/post/earl-of-oxford

#Music #EarlyModern #Byrd400 #Histodons
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

I’ve just contributed a story about my friend #WilliamByrd to Byrd Central, a site celebrating his life and music during his 400th anniversary year. You can read the short post on my blog for some background (it has a link to the story), or go straight to the story from here.

(my post)
Byrdsong
https://edevere17.com/2023/02/02/byrdsong/

(the story)
A Goodly Manor For A Song
https://byrdcentral.com/post/earl-of-oxford

#Music #EarlyModern #Byrd400 #Histodons
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

I’ve just contributed a story about my friend #WilliamByrd to Byrd Central, a site celebrating his life and music during his 400th anniversary year. You can read the short post on my blog for some background (it has a link to the story), or go straight to the story from here.

(my post)
Byrdsong
https://edevere17.com/2023/02/02/byrdsong/

(the story)
A Goodly Manor For A Song
https://byrdcentral.com/post/earl-of-oxford

#Music #EarlyModern #Byrd400 #Histodons
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

So I was having cocktails with a friend and some of his friends…
His Friend: So I understand #Shakespeare wasn’t Shakespeare…
My Friend (frantically waving arms): No, stop!
Me (eyes turning Terminator red): What?!
My Friend: It’s too late!
His Friend: We don’t have to get into….
Me: No. You have chosen and chosen poorly. We are committed to the path though it take these next 2 hours.
(And, dear reader, it did.)
#WilliamShakespeare #Oxfordian #LitStudies @litstudies

I took a Christmas Day break from my big project and ended up scribbling this instead.

Limerick 21: Rhetorical Question, 1170

https://edevere17.com/2022/12/29/limerick-21-rhetorical-question-1170/

Thomas Becket met his grisly end on 29 December 1170, because blokes with swords couldn't tell when the boss was venting. (Or was he?)

#Limerick #Poetry #History #Becket
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

I took a Christmas Day break from my big project and ended up scribbling this instead.

Limerick 21: Rhetorical Question, 1170

https://edevere17.com/2022/12/29/limerick-21-rhetorical-question-1170/

Thomas Becket met his grisly end on 29 December 1170, because blokes with swords couldn't tell when the boss was venting. (Or was he?)

#Limerick #Poetry #History #Becket
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

I took a Christmas Day break from my big project and ended up scribbling this instead.

Limerick 21: Rhetorical Question, 1170

https://edevere17.com/2022/12/29/limerick-21-rhetorical-question-1170/

Thomas Becket met his grisly end on 29 December 1170, because blokes with swords couldn't tell when the boss was venting. (Or was he?)

#Limerick #Poetry #History #Becket
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

Working long hours on an offline project that leaves little time for engaging with the Fediverse. The archives will have to do for short-term content. Such as (to be read with extra irony given my family history):

A king who was once known as Dickon
Was the scapegoat the Tudors would pick on
He was made out to be
Such a villain you see
That to this day the tag does still stick on

#Limerick #Poetry #RichardIII
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

Working long hours on an offline project that leaves little time for engaging with the Fediverse. The archives will have to do for short-term content. Such as (to be read with extra irony given my family history):

A king who was once known as Dickon
Was the scapegoat the Tudors would pick on
He was made out to be
Such a villain you see
That to this day the tag does still stick on

#Limerick #Poetry #RichardIII
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

Working long hours on an offline project that leaves little time for engaging with the Fediverse. The archives will have to do for short-term content. Such as (to be read with extra irony given my family history):

A king who was once known as Dickon
Was the scapegoat the Tudors would pick on
He was made out to be
Such a villain you see
That to this day the tag does still stick on

#Limerick #Poetry #RichardIII
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

New post on the blog. I might suggest chilled prosecco to go with. Buon venerdì! 🍾

https://edevere17.com/2022/12/02/italy-in-shake-speares-footsteps/

Italy in Shake-Speare's Footsteps

Rose Loughlin explores my 1575 trip to Italy in this exclusive excerpt from her solo stage show. The photos aren't mine, I didn't take any.

#ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius #Italy #Venice

New post on the blog. I might suggest chilled prosecco to go with. Buon venerdì! 🍾

https://edevere17.com/2022/12/02/italy-in-shake-speares-footsteps/

#ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius #Italy #Venice

I was an ex-poet in 1623 when the First Folio of my plays was published. It needed some corrections, and Jonson rewrote his preface.

#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #FirstFolio #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

To my first lovely followers (gratitude), and others: I haven't said much yet but please don't give up on me. This platform is (for me) a new-strung piano needing tuned for the first time. Worth the effort but requires a lot of attention, and offline is very busy these days so I don't have the time to put in yet. Getting here was the first step, the rest will follow as soon as it can. My blog's there to read in the meantime. #Thanks #VeroNihilVerius #Shakespeare #Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship

Greetings all. I delayed my #introduction because I wanted to look around at least a small portion of Mastodonia before adding to the signal or the noise.

Thank you @wild1145 and @Fyrsta (and any others) for enabling this safe harbour in the storm. Enjoy the coffee.

Shortly I'll put my #Oxfordian alter ego's ugly hat back on and continue my/his take on #Shakespeare #Authorship. In the meantime, call me Ned. Glad to be here.