Edward De Vere as Shakespeare: Video Library

Video Library

Video highlights of William Shakespeare's work

Richard II act III, scene 2, with Mark Rylance, excerpt from The Globe

From the BBC4 broadcast, aired 7 September 2003

Henry V at The Globe

Documentary about the completion of the late Sam Wanamaker's ambitious project of recreating Shakespeare's Globe Theatre on London's South Bank

Henry V - 'O for a muse of fire' - Prologue played by sir Derek Jacobi

Excerpt from Kenneth Branagh 'Henry V' adaptation from 1989

Judi Dench in 'Muse of Fire: A Shakespearean Road Movie'

More info on the film here

The Hollow Crown: Richard II, Act IV, scene I, with Ben Whishaw

More information on the production here

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*Site under construction* This website is about Edward de Vere, 17th earl of Oxford. He was a larger than life Elizabethan courtier close to Queen Elizabeth the 1st and other key figures in the Tudor court, as well as a man of the theatre. His life, besides being a fascinating tale in itself, bears stark resemblances to many of the plot lines and occurrences in the works of William Shakespeare. Discover how to make the plays and sonnets richer for yourself by learning about De Vere, the man who may just have been the author behind William Shakespeare's works.

Edward De Vere as Shakespeare