William Shakespeare was a ‘black Jewish woman’, shocking new book claims

"The Real Shakespeare", released by Pen and Sword Books, identifies Bassano as a poet who maintained connections with the Tudor court during the Elizabethan era.

The book's central thesis maintains Bassano composed the Shakespearean canon under the pen name "Shakespeare".

According to the work's arguments, an uneducated individual from Stratford-upon-Avon, recognised today as William Shakespeare, subsequently appropriated her writings.

Coslet's work argues "Western-centric and Eurocentric ideology" spanning centuries has kept the real story of the plays' authorship concealed.

The thesis goes on to question how an individual from Stratford, characterised as a "semi-illiterate moneylender", could have achieved such erudition.

It describes Bassano as possessing both Jewish and Moorish ancestry and acknowledges that existing portraits depict Bassano with light skin.

However, it proposes that portraitists may have deliberately lightened her complexion as flattery, since Elizabethan England considered pale skin aesthetically desirable.

The volume concludes the English-speaking world has "a mother with a multi-cultural identity", describing Bassano as the "mother of a civilisation".

Speaking to The Telegraph, Coslet stated: "If Shakespeare was a female of colour, this would draw attention to issues of peace and justice in society.

"What if women had a pivotal role and a civilising impact in history, but they have been silenced, belittled and erased from the dominant narrative?"

The historian added: "What would a paradigm shift reveal about ourselves? Such a reflection challenges us to reconsider our understanding of society."

The volume's conclusion asserts: "In the case of Emilia Bassano, the problem is not only historiographical misogyny, but also historiographical racism.

"Emilia Bassano was a Moor. She was a Jew.

"Modern historians failed to give credit to these identities for their role and contribution in Western history."

The scholarly consensus holds that Shakespeare was born in Stratford in 1564 to a glove-maker, attended grammar school locally, and married Anne Hathaway at eighteen.

By 1592, he had established himself within London's theatrical scene, dying in 1616, whilst Bassano survived until 1645.

Speaking about the story on GB News, activist Imarn Ayton was asked by Alex Armstrong whether the publication of the new book meant Britain's history was being erased.

She replied: "I think that it's important to recognise that we are simply rethinking and rewriting history that has discrepancies and lies that have been exposed over the years."

However, founder of the YouTube Channel History Revealed, told the People's Channel: "It's absolutely erasing British history.

"And unfortunately, this is not the first time. Believe me, this is as sinister as it is silly because major institutions have been laundering this nonsense.

"So the BBC, for example, made television programmes for kids where they claimed the Roman emperor Septimius Severus was black.

"They showed the Roman army that fighting Boudica revolts being mostly black. Of course. Total rubbish.

"And of course, Netflix not so long ago. Not British history, but still history nevertheless, decided to tell us that Cleopatra was a black woman."