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Was Shakespeare A "Secret Catholic"?

From the enigmatic "He dyed a papist" to the "discovery" of John Shakespeare's "Testament" of Catholicism, there have been rumblings of recusancy throughout histories of Will's life. His daughter was, after all, on the Stratford recusancy list at one time. (Wonder what it cost "Dad" to cover that one up?) Was Will a Papist? Any thoughts?

Posted by David Nava on April 01, 1997 at 13:31:05

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• Hard to Discover Steven 15:04:03 4/02/97 (0)
• Maybe JTJ 13:48:04 4/01/97 (9)
  • Recusancy Evidence David Nava 10:50:44 4/02/97 (1)
    • Yes it was Susanna David Nava 09:50:50 4/03/97 (0)
  • ...and maybe not Hamlet 19:02:00 4/01/97 (6)
    • Agreed JTJ 05:41:47 4/02/97 (0)
    • Hard to reconcile Florence Amit 22:13:41 4/01/97 (4)
      • By the way,... Hamlet 11:49:21 4/02/97 (2)
        • Here I am! Thersites 02:05:17 4/03/97 (0)
        • Ah ! Florence Amit 20:36:18 4/02/97 (0)
      • The allegories Florence Amit 05:20:59 4/02/97 (0)

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