The Ireland Shakespeare Relics
The Ireland Shakespeare Relics  
Podcast: Hoax!
Published On: Mon Sep 01 2025
Description: Samuel Ireland was an avid collector, the type of man who boasted and tried to make himself look important. His son, William Henry, just wanted to make his dad proud of him.   Sources: The Boy Who Would Be Shakespeare, by Doug StewartShakespeare and Others by S. Schoenbaum'The Poet's Hand,' Adam Gopnik, The New Yorkerhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Henry-Irelandhttps://www.npr.org/2010/06/19/127931669/william-henry-irelands-great-shakespearean-hoaxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.