Tom Regnier - What Did Shakespeare Mean by “Kill All the Lawyers”?

Dick the Butcher, a character in Shakespeare’s Henry VI, part 2, urges his fellow conspirators in the Jack Cade rebellion to “kill all the lawyers.” But does that statement reflect Shakespeare’s view toward lawyers? This question must be addressed by examining Dick’s statement in the context of the rebellion as it is presented in the play.
This talk was presented on October 18, 2019, at the SOF Annual Conference at the Mark Twain House and Museum, Hartford, Connecticut.
The late Tom Regnier was an attorney in southern Florida who earned his J.D. summa cum laude at University of Miami School of Law, where he taught for many years as an adjunct professor, and his LL.M. at Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan F. Stone Scholar. He passed away on April 14, 2020. For more on his remarkable life, see ShakespeareOxfordFellowship.org/regnier-life.
For more on the Shakespeare Authorship Question, visit ShakespeareOxfordFellowship.org.

[@duncanmckeown1292]

Fascinating lecture! It is a great shame that Tom Regnier is no longer with us! It is worth noting that Shake-speare himself (Oxford) was educated as a lawyer at Gray's Inn!

[@Jeffhowardmeade]

R.I.P. Mr. Regnier. A worthy opponent has passed.

[@juliasihuta5088]

Tom Regnier, 69, died Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at the Plantation General Hospital in Plantation, FL from complications due to Covid-19. Tom had lived in the Miami area for the past nine years, working as an appellate lawyer, most recently with the law firm of Kramer, Green, Zuckerman, Greene & Buchsbaum.

[@naomiharbour7841]

Such a pitty! I am grateful for his youtube contributions.

[@PetsNPatients]

God Bless him, he obviously loved his work.

[@ginawiggles918]

Tom was a wonderful proponent for the Oxfordian viewpoint. He is missed.

[@truthlove1114]

Very enjoyable. Thank you for posting

[@PeterGalman]

There are many reasons what Shakespeare meant, and this scholarly work from our own sweet lawyer is as brilliant and entertaining as any of the Bard's work.

[@martas9283]

brilliant lecture

[@duderama6750]

He meant the best for society.

[@asielnorton345]

like most things written by great poets it has a few meanings. the humor of the scene is dependent on the fact that people have never liked lawyers.

[@grellis6483]

It would have got a great laugh when performed at the Inns of Court.

[@antonyragu84]

Quite interesting