William Shakespeare was arguably the greatest writer in history. His works have been translated into every living language. He’s been credited with literally inventing a tenth of the entire English language, or almost 2000 new words and phrases, many of which remain in common usage to this day. Yet, he was an aspiring tradesman’s son during a time of great civil upheaval. He apparently left school at 13 only to be forced into a murky marriage at the age of 18. Despite these challenges he somehow managed to pen works that showed an incredible breadth and depth of knowledge of law, medicine, botany, geography, politics, history, religion and human psychology that mark him as a true renaissance man. And yet, we have so few pieces of material evidence about him that we could fit everything we know of his life, into literally one paragraph. We can’t even be sure that the portraits we instantly recognise are actually his. And yet, there are over a thousand books that have been written about him, almost all of which are based on pure speculation. Some even suggest that the man we assume to be the greatest treasure of the English Speaking World could not possibly be the obscure son of an illiterate glovemaker; but merely a front-man or pseudonym for a restless aristocrat wanting to keep anonymous. Join us, as we dive into the life and times of William Shakespeare; take a brief look at his works, themes and their significance, and review some of the ongoing controversies that have plagued our understanding of his legacy to this very day. #williamshakespeare, #shakespeare, #shaksper, #controversy, #antistratfordian, #oxfordian, #Edwarddevere, #francisbacon, #baconian, #hamlet, #macbeth, #sonnets, #renaissance, #cypher, All video footage remains the property of its respected creators, and is gratefully acknowledged in the end credits. Some viewers have complained about the music soundtrack used in this video, so I have uploaded a -MUSIC FREE VERSION- which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/D_QgmPwEYTA If you enjoy my content, leave your suggestions and comments below, and please consider making a donation via PayPal or sign up as a Patreon supporter to help me continue making these unfunded educational videos: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4D958V58PAVDU https://www.patreon.com/heroesandlegends https://buymeacoffee.com/infoQh For resources, links to my other videos, merchandise, the latest social media posts and podcast links, please visit my Heroes and Legends Website: www.heroesandlegends.com.au Chapter Timeline: 02:37 Background 10:20 Ancient Theatre 14:53 Traditional History of the Life of William Shakespeare 23:20 The Lost Years 35:05 Some General Notes on Shakespeare's Plays 51:04 Shakespeare's Later Years 56:09 The Anti-Stratfordians 1:05:08 The Sonnet Problem 1:09:15 Final Thoughts Further links related to content in the video: Medieval Perfect Storm (on this Channel) https://youtu.be/qavGsly6y98 Brutus (on this Channel) https://youtu.be/45BabLOPZio Joseph Campbell's Monomyth or Hero's Journey, on the Triarius Project Channel: https://youtu.be/KHOhHwzO_2Y Iron John on the Triarius Project Channel: https://youtu.be/HcF_dd3agMw Cracking the Shakespeare Code with Petter Amundsen: https://youtu.be/XpJzi3Junuc The Shakespeare Mystery: https://youtu.be/wkqcLJZ9I3s 9 Fake Facts about Shakespeare- A quick summary by Dr. Ros Barber https://youtu.be/vPIKgfEWRo0 Diana Price and Shakespeare's lack of a Literary Trail https://youtu.be/GEQNWpo1PSs Shakespeare was a fake- by Alexander Waugh at Brunel University https://youtu.be/XGn6eJkQlig Who Wrote Shakespeare? Public debate https://youtu.be/HgImgdJ5L6o Shakespeare Authorship Question. Prof Paul Cantor: https://youtu.be/dMM_Un6W_mQ Did Shakespeare write Shakespeare? By Dr. Ros Barber- https://youtu.be/l8oJy318BDo By Tom Regnier- https://youtu.be/EAprYZnjGX4 Websites of prominent Anti-Stratfordian Groups: https://deveresociety.co.uk/edward-de-vere-as-shakespeare/ https://shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org/the-oxfordian/ https://sirbacon.org/wells.htm Shakespeare Authorship Question and trustworthiness: https://youtu.be/5h1HJSNzDDI Traditional Shakespeare Sites: https://shakespeareauthorship.com/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9pCG9sK68s

In this short extract from our full length video on the 12 Labours of Heracles, we learn that the Golden Hind of Ceryneia was the fastest animal on earth, faster than a shot arrow and so impossible to chase. It was not dangerous, but because it was sacred to the goddess Artemis, capturing it would ensure the Olympian Goddesses wrath and she would kill you. So this task was given to Heracles as a “damned if you do – and damned if you don’t” scenario. If he failed to capture the Hind he would fail his penance. If he did capture it, Artemis would kill him. Quick thinking and swallowing his pride helps our hero win the day - and earn a couple of new supporters among the Olympian Gods. #hercules #herakles #12laboursofhercules #artemis You can view the full video on Heracles here: https://youtu.be/wWR0Y8_wDZ8 If you enjoy my content, leave your suggestions and comments below, and please consider making a donation via PayPal or sign up as a Patreon supporter to help me continue making these unfunded educational videos: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4D958V58PAVDU https://www.patreon.com/heroesandlegends https://buymeacoffee.com/infoQh For resources, links to my other videos, merchandise, the latest social media posts and podcast links, please visit my Heroes and Legends Website: www.heroesandlegends.com.au ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2kZ1vI4oPY