Robert Boog real estate broker & author
The World of Robert Boog
For those of you who do not know me, I am a guy who has watched Four Weddings and a Funeral six times. Why? Because had to know what Charles, (the character played by Hugh Grant) did for a living. This is a true thing. Six times I watched this movie because I thought that …
Above is the famous Droeshout portrait of Shakespeare. I got to thinking about this and came up with this idea: Ever think about what might be missing from the famous portrait? Answer: Shakespeare’s coat of arms. Would not his famous coat of arms not safely secure his name forever as the ‘real’ author? Why is …
“What is the difference between a violin and a fiddle?” Answer: “A violin has never had a beer in it.” The two musical instruments may look alike, but people normally associate folks belonging to a higher class of society with a violin than a fiddle. Likewise, when people debate the authorship issue of William Shakespeare …
Lately there has been a lot of ink spilled about Sir Thomas North. In fact, a new book out, North by Shakespeare by Michael Blanding claims that William Shakespeare wrote every single word, but he plagiarized giant sections from the works of Sir Thomas North. If so, how does this relate to Edward de Vere’s …
Those who oppose Edward de Vere’s authorship of the Shakespeare canon will sometimes gleefully point to the year 1604 and say something like, “Edward de Vere cannot be the true author of Shakespeare because he died in 1604 and several of his plays were written after 1604.” Or “Edward de Vere died in 1604 and …
What is confirmation bias? Confirmation bias is our tendency to cherry-pick information that confirms our existing beliefs or ideas. Confirmation bias explains why two people with opposing views on a topic can see the same evidence and come away feeling validated by it. This cognitive bias is most pronounced in the case of ingrained, ideological, …
On the surface, playwright Neil Simon and Edward de Vere (aka: “Edward Oxenford”) might seem to have little in common. Simon was born on the 4th of July 1927 in New York City and passed away in 2018 while Oxenford was born April 12, 1550 at Hedingham Castle, England and died in 1604. About Oxenford …
You probably have much better eyes than me. But looking at a copy of Shakespeare’s actual baptism record, even I can see that the famous poet and playwright was not christened “William” by his parents! I underlined it in red ink above so you can see for yourself. His given name at baptism was actually …
“Why should I believe you and not a Shakespeare expert?” and “If you have done no special research, what gives you the authority to talk knowledgeably about the Shakespeare authorship question?” and “Do you really HATE Shakespeare?” These are three questions I have received since my book about Shakespeare has come out, so let us …
You might be thinking to yourself, why would anyone question that William Shakespeare wrote the works of William Shakespeare? Hasn’t this question been put to bed by now? My quick answer: NO, it has NOT. Also, the Internet makes it easier for anyone to take a fresh look at the “smoking gun” evidence Shakespeare scholars …
