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What was going on in Edward's life during his teenage years?
While practicing fencing in the backyard of Cecil House in the Strand, the seventeen-year-old Earl of Oxford killed Thomas Brincknell.
What is a tilt?
Did Edward de Vere gain power in his country?
Edward de Vere's volatile temperament precluded him from attaining any courtly or governmental responsibility and contributed to the dissipation of his estate.
Did Edward de Vere get along with his family?
Like many children of the nobility, Edward de Vere was raised by surrogate parents, in his case in the household of Sir Thomas Smith.

Question: Did his father leave him in debt?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Edward de Vere's father leave him in debt?