James Wilmot
18th-century clergyman allegedly the first authorship doubter
James Wilmot (18th-century clergyman allegedly the first authorship doubter) is discussed on podcasts in TMT.
Discussed in
Selects: Did Shakespeare really write all that stuff?Stuff You Should Know · May 30, 2026 · 56 min
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant survey the Shakespeare authorship question, weighing the documentary evidence and alternative candidates such as Bacon, de Vere, Marlowe and Bassano.