UK Column News William Shakespeare did not write any of his plays | Jerm Warfare
Feb 5, 2026
Robert Frederick, independent researcher and podcaster who explores hidden histories, presents the Baconian claim that Francis Bacon secretly wrote the works attributed to Shakespeare. He outlines documentary gaps around the Stratford man. He connects alleged cryptography, legal erudition and elite secrecy to a constructed national poet myth. The conversation touches on music authorship, collaboration and political motives behind literary credit.
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Shakespeare As A Front
- Robert Frederick argues William Shakespeare wrote none of the plays and poems attributed to him.
- He calls the Stratford man a front for a far more learned author or group of authors, with Bacon central to that theory.
Learning Versus Documentary Gaps
- Frederick highlights the mismatch between the plays' learned content and Shakespeare's sparse documentary record.
- He views the plays' dense classical, legal and medical references as evidence of elite authorship or collaboration.
Bacon's Profile Matches The Plays
- Frederick presents Francis Bacon as a highly educated insider with early exposure to books and statecraft.
- He argues Bacon's life, education and intelligence work match the plays' required learning and secrecy.
