Christopher Marlowe’s History of Violence
With his dark and violent reputation Christopher Marlowe has never been seen as a suitable friend for the gentle Shakespeare. …
A Fateful Day in Deptford: the ‘Death’ of Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe is remembered in modern popular culture as a dark and violent enigma who died in a drunken brawl. …
‘What nourishes me, destroys me.’ Is this a portrait of Christopher Marlowe?
Christopher Marlowe is as mysterious as his portrait and as notorious as his great anti-heroes. Somewhere in Corpus Christi …
The Upstart Crow in Borrowed Feathers
Robert Greene’s diatribe ‘The Groatsworth of Wit’ is invariably cited as the first mention of Shakespeare in London, but who …
Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare
When William Shakespeare arrived in London, the darling of the London stage was Christopher Marlowe. On October 25, 1976, …
Shakespeare Goes to London
Did Shakespeare leave Stratford-upon-Avon after a run-in with the local authorities or did he leave to pursue a literary career? …
The Burbages: First Family of Theatre
There are a lot of myths about where Shakespeare might have been during his Lost Years. If he went directly …
Will and Anne: love story or shotgun wedding?
Many a romantic fantasy has been woven around Shakespeare’s early and hasty marriage, but the facts paint a rather prosaic …
Is this a Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man?
There are many portraits that purport to be of Shakespeare. The evidence for the Grafton Portrait is perhaps no stronger …
La Caccia: Hunting in Medieval Italy
Hunting in all forms was popular in Medieval Italy, especially amongst the aristocracy. Italians have always loved hunting or …
The Duel of Honour
The Duel of Honour was invented by the Italians, and while brutal, it had an elaborate set of rules. …
A Warrior of the Golden Horde
The Golden Horde, the Mongol empire of the west, ruled by the descendants of Genghis Khan, roamed the Russian steppe, …