O Mundo de Claudia: My theory, which is mine.

October 02, 2006

My theory, which is mine.

I was delighted to read Ricardo's post about Shakespeare and how one astrophysicist is claiming that by studying the astronomic events mentioned on his plays one can determine not the years during which he lived but rather the ones in which he didn't.

Many scholars have been researching the true identity of Shakespeare and there is a strong current in favour of naming Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, as the true author of the works. Many historians have also presumed he was the secret son of Queen Elizabeth I.

My own pet theory is that the only person to live at that time, that knew all the royal court's intrigues, who was in a position to know about the letter Christopher Hatton, Vice-Chamberlain, wrote to the queen and which is parodied on Twelfth Night, and who had enough time in her hands to come up with so many rhymes, was Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen herself!!!!

But...there's more.

Were Liz and Ed ever seen together in the same room? De Vere was appointed as a royal ward in the household of William Cecil, the Queen's most trusted and closest advisor. De Vere's mother wrote to Cecil:

“I confess that a great trust has been committed to me of those things which, in my Lord’s lifetime, were kept most secret from me”.

My own conclusion? The Queen and the Earl were one and the same person!!!!!! So Elizabeth was a transvestite which can explain why she never married or had any children: she secretly wanted to be a man but at the time there was no such thing as sex change surgery!

Elizabeth posing as De Vere and posing as the Queen

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There's nothing quite as liberating as making public an outrageous pet theory :)

A special thanks to my research associate Ricardo! We could write a Dan Brown style book on this and make money!

Posted by claudia

Comments

Intriguing theory. That's a book I'd want to read.

Posted by Lisa at October 2, 2006 10:27 PM

If your theory is correct, then this widely-circulated anecdote must've been part of the cover-up: "An apocryphal story about Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford is that he farted while swearing loyalty to Queen Elizabeth I and consequently went into self-imposed exile for seven years. After his return, the Queen was reported to have reassured de Vere: 'My Lord, I had quite forgotten the fart.'"

Posted by misteraitch at October 4, 2006 10:39 AM

Funny! And yes, seven years in which she didn't have to worry about leading a double life :D

Posted by claudia at October 4, 2006 02:28 PM