Myth of the Month 10: Who Was Shakespeare? -- pt. 3: "The Maiden's Organ"
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
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Possibly the Dark Lady in Shakespeare's Plays?
Is this mysterious woman, avis daniel florio? Is she the dark lady? That is one possibility. There are other strong possibilities that have been put forward. Another is mary fitton, who was a queen's lady in waiting for queen elizabeth but had an affair with william herbert and gave birth to his child. A third is a very accomplished lady amed emelia bassano liner. She was born of venetian parents, so italian speaking parents from venice who had migrated to england. Her father was a musical instrument maker who supplied musical instruments to the royal courts of elizabeth and james. So again, many have speculated that she has
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