In [Scene 24] of The Massacre at Paris, the wounded Henri III demands that the English agent be summoned to him, as he wishes to inform Elizabeth I of the attempt on his life. The term 'agent' in this case means someone who acts as the ambassador.1 This was Sir…
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Since Charles V had given Malta to the Knights of St John, the island had been ruled by the respective Grand Master of the order. At the time of the Turkish siege, it was Jean Parisot de la Valette, the founder of the later capital Valetta. The name Ferneze is…
François-Hercule de Valois, Duke of Alençon (* 18 March 1555; † 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of Henri II and Caterina de' Medici. He had assumed that in the event of his brother Charles IX’s death, he would succeed him, since Anjou had accepted the Polish crown. Anjou’s…
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Gaspard de Coligny, Seigneur de Châtillon (* 16 February 1519, † 24 August 1572) came to the French court as the son of one of the most distinguished families, where he quickly found a friend in François de Lorraine, Duke of Guise. Together they had a successful military career. In…
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
