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"This is the true enough story of how Shakespeare and the players got in a world of trouble for portraying a distant relative of one of the nobility as a low-life reprobate knight onstage. The players made every effort to appease the offended family but they just wouldn't let it go, and they made sure the players paid the price for their indiscretion. Eventually the actor who played the rogue knight is compelled to ""retire"" from the stage. It is a devastating and humiliating episode for Shakespeare's players. But the nobility didn't know who they were dealing with-Shakespeare wasn't about to let their abuses go unanswered. He was very smart, and very clever. He would have his way with them. (Not to mention, he was also, especially, very witty.) Discover the untold story of the Oldcastle controversy and how Shakespeare balanced the scales of justice on the authorities for their vindictive misuse of the players. (And how he also managed to get the last laugh.) Don't miss this firsthand experience of Shakespeare's genius! Besides (it goes without saying), it's always a good time to brush-up your Shakespeare!"

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"""Turns the world of Shakespeare's scholars upside down, meaning right side up."" - ""Anonymous"" (Shakespeare scholar) ""Absolutely proves beyond any shadow of a doubt that Shakespeare was, and is, and always will be: William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon."" - ""Anonymous"" (Anti-Stratfordian scholar) ""I read the whole thing and found it ... ""interesting."" Although I'm not sure that's the right word for it. Didn't notice too many tybos, either. - John Wesley Spencer (Anonymous Anti-Stratfordian Shakespeare scholar) ""E pur si muove,"" and yet it moves. ( ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ) - Galileo Galilei"

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Mark is an independent researcher and author living in the Pacific Northwest. Having been a serious reader of Shakespeare for many years, he became curious about some unusual aspects of Shakespeare's Henry V that he decided to pursue. After extensive study and research, he has written Shakespeare's Last Laugh.

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