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Synopsis
Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.
Cast
Jamie Campbell Bower·Young Earl of Oxford
Rhys Ifans·Edward de Vere
David Thewlis·William Cecil
Joely Richardson·Princess Elizabeth Tudor
Vanessa Redgrave·Queen Elizabeth I
Sebastian Armesto·Ben Jonson
Rafe Spall·William Shakespeare
Edward Hogg·Robert Cecil
Xavier Samuel·Earl of Southampton
Sam Reid·Earl of Essex