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THE HENRY NEVILLE SYMPOSIUM - REPORT

Saturday 7^th June was a landmark for Shakespeare-Neville studies.  The case for  Henry Neville’s authorship of the plays was presented at a first whole-day Symposium devoted to his memory.  Speakers included George Sayn, Dr. John Casson,  Dr.Olivia Lousada and Brenda James, whose new book, Henry Neville and the Shakespeare Code was published last month.

Delegates comprised eminent guests, ranging from drama professionals to scholars and scientists, who find in Henry Neville the most logical and best-evidenced candidate for the Shakespeare authorship.

Brenda James’ Henry Neville theory was first published in The Truth Will Out  (Longman, 2005) but her process of unravelling the Jacobean code within the Shakespeare Sonnets’ Dedication (which led to her discovery and subsequent research) appears for the first time in her new book.

The Symposium began with a scholarly and lively address from George Sayn.  He explained how his own primary research and European-wide pursuit of the Authorship Question had led him to three inevitable conclusions: 1) that ‘Shakespeare’ was merely a pseudonym, 2) that none of the then candidates fitted either the psychological or evidential patterns presented in the plays, and 3) that the true author must have had some connections with the Digges family.  On hearing Brenda’s interview on the Today Programme in 2005, George was immediately impressed.  He’d come across  Henry Neville in his studies, and suddenly everything fitted into place.  Reading her theory and further research in The Truth Will Out convinced George that Neville was indeed the true author.

Next, Brenda explained the background to the code which revealed Neville’s name, together with her decryption process.  This was followed by Dr. John Casson’s Paper, which concerned underlying psychological pointers to Neville’s authorship, witnessed throughout the ‘Shakespeare’ works. First and foremost, John explained movingly how Neville’s early loss of his mother is reflected in so many of the Shakespeare plays.  [An extended version of John’s paper will appear in a future edition of The Journal of Neville Studies.]

The afternoon session began with Brenda James’ Paper on her discovery of  Henry Neville’s Tower Notebook, with especial reference to how some of Neville’s notes impinge on the stage production of Henry VIII.  The day ended with  Olivia Lousada’s stimulating workshop on Twelfth Night.

More Symposia are planned , and forward information on these will appear on this page of the website.