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Henry Earl of Southampton

Does a certain mansion in Bishopsgate hold the secret of who really wrote Shakespeare’s works….?

May 1, 2023

buildings, The play’s the thing

Bishopsgate, City of London, exams, Henry Earl of Southampton, Henry IV Part One, Jasper Fisher, John Stow, mansions, Memoirs of a Fox Hunting Man, Robert de Vere Earl of Oxford, Roger Earl of Rutland, Shakespeare, Vic Keegan

This article commences with the following: “….A cluster of individuals claimed by some to be the true authors of Shakespeare‘s works lived in or near the same ostentatious mansion in the City of London at much the same time….” The mansion is in Bishopsgate and yes, it is known for its connections with the Bard.…
Elizabeth Vernon, Countess of Southampton.

Jul 16, 2021

anniversaries, buildings, genealogy, The play’s the thing

Constance of York, Diana Princess of Wales, Duke of Cambridge, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth Vere, Elizabeth Vernon, Essex rebellion, Henry Earl of Southampton, Henry IV, Humphrey of Gloucester, imprisonment, maids of honour, Margaret Audley, marriages, Robert Devereux Earl of Essex, Tower of London, William Cecil, Winston Churchill

Elizabeth Vernon, who lived from 1572 to 1655, was a maid-of-honour to Queen Elizabeth I. In 1598, while serving in that capacity, she became pregnant by Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton (1573-1624) who is perhaps best remembered as a patron of Shakespeare. Queen Elizabeth was not amused, and had the pair of them thrown in…