The people and places of the world of Edward De Vere, Seventeenth Earl of Oxford--and what these have to teach us...

(Georg Braun; Frans Hogenberg - Georg Braun; Frans Hogenberg: Civitates Orbis Terrarum, 1572 (edition of 1593) Herzogin-Anna-Amalia-Bibliothek, Weimar)
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"From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, men of learning felt that they formed a community which crossed both political and religious boundaries, and which came to resemble a state in its own right: the 'Republic of Letters.' We have here an intellectual phenomenon of considerable breadth, which will be tackled in the first instance by an historical analysis of the concept itself. This will be followed by a study of the social and spatial dimensions of the community. This will allow us to situate more accurately the practices of a world which possessed an additional unifying element in the use of a shared language: Latin."

—Françoise Waquet, "The Republic of Letters" (Chapter 4: A Guide to Neo-Latin Literature, Victoria Moul, (ed.), (2017) Cambridge University Press)

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About this thread:

I'm beginning this thread as a reference piece in which to catalogue and discuss the people and places which were important in the life of Edward De Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford--hereafter called, more simply, as was usual in his time, by his title-name, "Edward Oxford" or simply "Oxford."

By paying attention to the people Oxford knew, whether as friends or foes, and how and in what circumstances he came to know and to deal with them, and by paying similar attention to their movements, travels, journeys from place to place, we can formulate educated guesses about their connections, their points of agreement and disagreement. We can trace and follow from their movements, the dates and places at which the paths of these people crossed. This, too, helps us to develop an image of who was with whom, when and where, as well as at least some of the things these people were then saying and doing as they met and interacted.

The events which marked these times will also be noted in conjunction with the relevant names and places and dates concerning the events and people involved.

I'll try to follow certain conventions as a general practice. For instance, the first mention of a place, date or name in the following posts should, whenever possible, be presented in a hyper-link to some basic further reference or more detailed information; often, but not always, this link shall lead to a "Wikipedia" page, a text, or other background information site.

The point and aim of this is to notice what develops from taking care to note who knew whom, where, and how, and when and where they crossed paths in their journeys. From these details, we may see or develop inferences about how personal relationships formed and what they meant for the people concerned.

Readers will notice that numerous of the key-terms are also used as "tags" associated with texts in my LT collections. So, for example, if you read here about any of the people and places and events which were involved as part of the Archpriest controversy, you'll be able to see at a glance all of the related works in my library which are associated with it tagged by that key-term, as here: "Archpriest controversy" .

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General books of use and interest to users of this initiative:

The Shakespeare Name and Place Dictionary

A Guide to Neo-Latin Literature, Victoria Moul, (ed.)
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I intend to post by individuals' surnames (a set of "'A' to 'E'", " 'F' to 'I,' " etc.;

by place-names, similarly divided,

and by Year, sometimes subdivided into months where there prove to be sufficient entries to make a monthly break-down helpful.

Persons surnamed from "A" to "E"
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Persons surnamed from 'F' to 'I'

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Persons surnamed from 'J' to 'N'

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Persons surnamed from 'O' to 'S'

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Persons surnamed from 'T' to 'Z'

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Henry Bedingfeld and son, Thomas Bedingfield (Sic) of the Bedingfelds of Oxburgh Manor, Norfolk.

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The National Trust, U.K.
(Press release: 17 August, 2020)

"Archaeologist discovers rare items under the floor of a Tudor house."

Further reading at

The Smithsonian Magazine

Thousands of Rare Artifacts Discovered Beneath Tudor Manor’s Attic Floorboards

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Thomas Bedingfield & Cardanus Comforte (1573) and the Edward, Earl of Oxenforde connection:

(Wikipedia)

..." In 1573, Bedingfield published Cardanus Comforte translated into English at the ostensible command of the earl of Oxford. There is a dedication to Oxford dated 1 January 1571–2, in which Bedingfield claims that he had not sought publication but was making his work public only under compulsion by Oxford. This is followed by a letter to the translator and a verse to the reader, both written by the Earl of Oxford, and to these succeed addresses to the reader in prose and verse by Thomas Churchyard." ...

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Cardanus Comforte

(Early English Books Online)