Tomb search could end riddle of Shakespeare's true identity [Fulke Greville]

Telegraph ^ | Sunday, August 9th, 2009 | David Harrison

[SunkenCiv]

Parishioners at St Mary's church in Warwick have sought permission to examine the contents of the 17th century monument built by Fulke Greville, a writer and contemporary of Shakespeare who some believe is the true author of several of the Bard's works... the search has been prompted by the discovery by an historian of clues in Greville's writings which suggest he had several manuscripts buried there, including a copy of Antony and Cleopatra. A radar scan of the sarcophagus has already indicated the presence inside of three "box like" shapes. The searchers believe these could contain documents and a further examination is now being proposed which they hope will finally prove the link between Greville and Shakespeare. The initial search, using ground penetrating radar, was approved by the parochial church council and the diocesan council. The team now wants to use an endoscope -- a tiny video camera on a long thin tube -- to be inserted into the monument to test his claims... The parochial council also wants the sarcophagus to be opened because it believes that any new evidence will bring extra visitors and save the church, the foundations of which date back 900 years, from bankruptcy... However, the diocesan advisory committee and the Church Buildings Council are resisting the new search, on "ethical grounds" and a final decision could now be taken by the diocese's consistory court. The search has been prompted by the work of the historian AWL Saunders. He believes there are several clues suggesting Greville, who is a distant ancestor, is responsible for writing a number of Shakespeare's works.

[SunkenCiv]

:’) You’re most welcome.

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There is too much evidence now that confirms Fulke Greville is much more important than earlier realised and the link to Shakespeare is very strong,especially when they discover earl manuscripts buried within Fulke Grevilles Tomb.
His present day great ancestor Christopher Brooke Fulke Greville is a renown Historian and is delighted if there is a confirmed link.

[Clemenza]

Edward De Vere, the Earl of Oxford, aka “The Countenence that SHAKES SPEARS.”

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

Thanks for the followup, crypt. Like twigs, I generally tend toward the view that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare — and Oswald shot Kennedy. :)
However, the case for DeVere looked pretty strong, last time I looked, and it changed me from a skeptic to an agnostic. I’ll have to dig more into Greville now.
Sure wish more people in the past had chosen to be buried with their books!

[SunkenCiv]

That *may* have referred to his, ahem, private life...

[crypt]

There is certainly a lot of evidence pointing towards Lord Brooke,Fulke Greville being the master of Shakespeare.
Its always been strongly recognised by the worlds leading investigators that Fulke Greville and Shakespeare are similar in many ways.
Even the physical likeness is uncanny and while interviewing Fulke Grevilles present relative Christopher Brooke Fulke Greville you can see the resemblances are exact.
The Tomb of Fulke Greville will be investigated very soon and if they find hidden evidence that links Fulke Greville to Shakespeare then most certainly the history books will have to be re written.