Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.
There’s a scene; about an hour in, where people are betting on 6 dogs fighting a bear but not much of the fight is shown and the scene doesn’t last long
Yes and no: At the end of the movie, people are surrounded. No horses are shown being shot or fall but after a cut scene some are seen lying down as if they are dead but one gets up and another starts to move as well