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==Edward de Vere==

==Edward de Vere==

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, has been the strongest alternate candidate for the past 90 years,<ref>Edward de Vere, 17th earl of Oxford entry at Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, 2007 | url=http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9374297/Edward-de-Vere-17th-earl-of-Oxford; Satchell, Michael, Hunting for good Will: Will the real Shakespeare please stand up?, U.S. News & World Report, 2000-07-24 | url=http://www.usnews.com/usnews/doubleissue/mysteries/shakespeare.htm; McMichael, George and Edgar M. Glenn. ''Shakespeare and his Rivals: A Casebook on the Authorship Controversy.'' Odyssey Press, 1962. p. 159.</ref> After being proposed in the 1920s, Oxford rapidly overtook Bacon to become the most popular alternative candidate.<ref>Wadsworth, 121.</ref>

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, has been the strongest alternate candidate for the past 90 years,<ref>Edward de Vere, 17th earl of Oxford entry at Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, 2007 | url=http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9374297/Edward-de-Vere-17th-earl-of-Oxford; Satchell, Michael, Hunting for good Will: Will the real Shakespeare please stand up?, U.S. News & World Report, 2000-07-24 | url=https://www.usnews.com/usnews/doubleissue/mysteries/shakespeare.htm; McMichael, George and Edgar M. Glenn. ''Shakespeare and his Rivals: A Casebook on the Authorship Controversy.'' Odyssey Press, 1962. p. 159.</ref> After being proposed in the 1920s, Oxford rapidly overtook Bacon to become the most popular alternative candidate.<ref>Wadsworth, 121.</ref>

Oxfordians point to the acclaim of Oxford's contemporaries regarding his talent as a poet and a playwright, his reputation as a concealed poet, and his personal connections to London theatre and the contemporary playwrights of Shakespeare's day. They also note his long-term relationships with Queen [[Elizabeth I]] and the Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, his knowledge of court life, his documented education, academic and cultural achievements, and his wide-ranging travels through France and Italy to what would later become the locations of many of Shakespeare's plays.   

Oxfordians point to the acclaim of Oxford's contemporaries regarding his talent as a poet and a playwright, his reputation as a concealed poet, and his personal connections to London theatre and the contemporary playwrights of Shakespeare's day. They also note his long-term relationships with Queen [[Elizabeth I]] and the Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, his knowledge of court life, his documented education, academic and cultural achievements, and his wide-ranging travels through France and Italy to what would later become the locations of many of Shakespeare's plays.