{"id":20912,"date":"2022-12-26T10:13:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T09:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=222100"},"modified":"2022-12-26T12:36:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T11:36:19","slug":"conspiracy-who-wrote-shakespeare","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/conspiracy-who-wrote-shakespeare\/","title":{"rendered":"Conspiracy: Who wrote Shakespeare?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Monday, 26 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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In episode four of our new series on history\u2019s most well-known conspiracy theories, we ask why many people don\u2019t believe that William Shakespeare was the real author of the plays attributed to him. In conversation with Rob Attar, Shakespeare expert Dr Paul Edmondson discusses the alternative candidates that have been put forward and considers whether this is a legitimate debate to be having.<\/span><\/p>\n

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