Elizabeth's Son A Screenplay Author:Paul Streitz Elizabeth s Son is a story of passion, romance, betrayal and murder. Princess Elizabeth Tudor has a romantic affair with her stepfather, Sir Thomas Seymour. She is sent to Cheshunt, England, where she secretly gives birth to a son on July 21, 1548.The child is placed in the home of John de Vere and raised as Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.... more » His putative father is murdered and he is sent to London to be the ward of William Cecil, counselor to the Queen.The story continues with Oxford becoming the writer known as William Shakespeare, his marriage, romance and mistress, his travel to Italy and his duel in the streets of London.Elizabeth s Son is as fascinating as anything written by Shakespeare.« less