Who Killed William Shakespeare?

The Murderer, the Motive, the Means

Nonfiction, History, British, Biography & Memoir, Literary
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Author: Simon Andrew Stirling ISBN: 9780752494210
Publisher: The History Press Publication: August 5, 2013
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Simon Andrew Stirling
ISBN: 9780752494210
Publisher: The History Press
Publication: August 5, 2013
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

An in-depth study into the circumstances surrounding Shakespeare's sudden death, with a look at forensics and his death maskWilliam Shakespeare lived in violent times; so much so that his death passed without comment. By the time he was adopted as the national poet of England, the details of his life had been concealed. He had become an invisible man, the humble Warwickshire lad who entertained royalty and then faded into obscurity. But his story has been carefully manipulated. In reality, he was a dissident whose works were highly critical of the regimes of Elizabeth I and James I. This book examines the means, motive, and the opportunity that led to his murder, and explains why Shakespeare had to be "stopped." From forensic analysis of his death mask to the hunt for his missing skull, the circumstances of Shakespeare's death are reconstructed and his life reconsidered in the light of fresh discoveries. What emerges is a portrait of a genius who spoke his mind and was silenced by his greatest literary rival.

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An in-depth study into the circumstances surrounding Shakespeare's sudden death, with a look at forensics and his death maskWilliam Shakespeare lived in violent times; so much so that his death passed without comment. By the time he was adopted as the national poet of England, the details of his life had been concealed. He had become an invisible man, the humble Warwickshire lad who entertained royalty and then faded into obscurity. But his story has been carefully manipulated. In reality, he was a dissident whose works were highly critical of the regimes of Elizabeth I and James I. This book examines the means, motive, and the opportunity that led to his murder, and explains why Shakespeare had to be "stopped." From forensic analysis of his death mask to the hunt for his missing skull, the circumstances of Shakespeare's death are reconstructed and his life reconsidered in the light of fresh discoveries. What emerges is a portrait of a genius who spoke his mind and was silenced by his greatest literary rival.

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