Both the Bard and the Stratford man were referred to by many spellings of "Shakespeare", as was typical of the time. This is because they were the same person.

Both the Bard and the Stratford man were referred to by many spellings of "Shakespeare", as was typical of the time. This is because they were the same person. This argument against Shakespeare's authorship has been debunked for decades. https://shakespeareauthorship.com/name1.html https://shakespeareauthorship.com/name1.html