Isabeau (* c. 1295, † 22 August 1358) was the only surviving daughter of the French king Philippe IV and Jeanne de Navarre. Her year of birth is only assumed to be 1295. As early as 1303 at the Peace of Paris, her father and Edward I agreed on a…
In [Act II, Scene 3] of The Jew of Malta, Barabas buys the slave Ithimore. The name could go back to the biblical Itamar, the fourth son of Aaron and progenitor of the House of Eli.1 Against this speaks the fact that Ithimore himself states that he came from Thrace…
Jacques Clément (* 1567; † 1 August 1589) was a Dominican friar and fanatical member of the Catholic League. He gained access to Henri III in Saint-Cloud by pretending he had letters to deliver to the king. After he had been let in, he told the king that he also…
Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette (* 1554; † 13 January 1642 in Loches) was one of Henri III’s mignons from 1578 onwards. At first he was overshadowed by Joyeuse, but rose so high in the king’s esteem that after Joyeuse’s death he was given all his offices and…
Jeanne III of Navarre (* 7 January 1528; † 9 June 1572), also known as Jeanne d’Albret, was the only daughter of King Henri II of Navarre and Marguerite d’Angoulême, the sister of French King François I. He married his niece in 1541 against her will to Wilhelm V, Duke…
John Maltravers ( * c. 1290, † 16 February 1364) was married in his first marriage to Millicent de Berkeley, a sister of Thomas Berkeley. He took part in the Battle of Bannockburn and fought as a Lancaster supporter against Edward II at Boroughbridge. From there he escaped and joined…
Jan van Beaumont also Jan van Blois or Jan van Henegouwen or John of Hainault (* 1288, † 11 March 1356) was a younger brother of Count Willem I of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut, who was married to Jeanne de Valois a cousin of Isabella and sister of the later…
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.
Katharine is the mother of Mathias, Abigail’s admirer. She only appears twice. In [II,3] she is displeased because her son is talking to Barabas. In [III,2] she laments her dead son and in [V,1] she briefly asks whether Barabas is indeed responsible for his death. From a conversation between Barabas…
