The First Folio will be 400 years old on the 8th of November, when yellow leaves do hang. To gear up for all the hoopla (which has already begun), I have put up a linked list of my existing FF posts.

https://edevere17.com/2023/04/23/first-folioage/

#FirstFolio #Histodons
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

A few lines by an old Roman (originally), relevant for the day. When I was a teenager I spent a lot of time inside this long poem by Ovid. On the blog is a short excerpt from the version I lived with.

https://edevere17.com/2023/03/15/caesar-shall-forth/

#IdesofMarch #Ovid #Poetry #Metamorphoses #Histodons #OTD #Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #VeroNihilVerius

Jane Grey Dudley lost her head on this date in 1554.

On this date in Fifty-Four
Jane Grey’s head fell to the floor
Husband’s head had fallen first
While Jane her scaffold speech rehearsed

(poem continues at the link, it doesn't fit here)

Twelfth Day of February
https://edevere17.com/2020/02/12/poem-twelfth-day-of-february/

#LadyJaneGrey #NineDaysQueen #Histodons #Poetry
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

I’ve just contributed a story about my friend #WilliamByrd to Byrd Central, a site celebrating his life and music during his 400th anniversary year. You can read the short post on my blog for some background (it has a link to the story), or go straight to the story from here.

(my post)
Byrdsong
https://edevere17.com/2023/02/02/byrdsong/

(the story)
A Goodly Manor For A Song
https://byrdcentral.com/post/earl-of-oxford

#Music #EarlyModern #Byrd400 #Histodons
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

I took a Christmas Day break from my big project and ended up scribbling this instead.

Limerick 21: Rhetorical Question, 1170

https://edevere17.com/2022/12/29/limerick-21-rhetorical-question-1170/

Thomas Becket met his grisly end on 29 December 1170, because blokes with swords couldn't tell when the boss was venting. (Or was he?)

#Limerick #Poetry #History #Becket
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

Working long hours on an offline project that leaves little time for engaging with the Fediverse. The archives will have to do for short-term content. Such as (to be read with extra irony given my family history):

A king who was once known as Dickon
Was the scapegoat the Tudors would pick on
He was made out to be
Such a villain you see
That to this day the tag does still stick on

#Limerick #Poetry #RichardIII
#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

New post on the blog. I might suggest chilled prosecco to go with. Buon venerdì! 🍾

https://edevere17.com/2022/12/02/italy-in-shake-speares-footsteps/

Italy in Shake-Speare's Footsteps

Rose Loughlin explores my 1575 trip to Italy in this exclusive excerpt from her solo stage show. The photos aren't mine, I didn't take any.

#ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius #Italy #Venice

New post on the blog. I might suggest chilled prosecco to go with. Buon venerdì! 🍾

https://edevere17.com/2022/12/02/italy-in-shake-speares-footsteps/

#ShakespeareAuthorship #Shakespeare #Oxfordian #VeroNihilVerius #Italy #Venice

I was an ex-poet in 1623 when the First Folio of my plays was published. It needed some corrections, and Jonson rewrote his preface.

#Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship #FirstFolio #Shakespeare #VeroNihilVerius

To my first lovely followers (gratitude), and others: I haven't said much yet but please don't give up on me. This platform is (for me) a new-strung piano needing tuned for the first time. Worth the effort but requires a lot of attention, and offline is very busy these days so I don't have the time to put in yet. Getting here was the first step, the rest will follow as soon as it can. My blog's there to read in the meantime. #Thanks #VeroNihilVerius #Shakespeare #Oxfordian #ShakespeareAuthorship