The troublesome raigne and lamentable death of Edward the second, king of England: with the tragicall fall of proud Mortimer is pretty much Christopher Marlowe’s last play and his second history. Synopsis Like all of Marlowe’s plays, the first surviving print has neither a list of characters nor a division…
The fact that the general public still regards Marlowe as a pioneer for the acceptance of same-sex love, especially in connection with Edward II, is due in part to director Derek Jarman, although he did not intend it to be so. He had already made a much acclaimed film in…
Edward III (* 13 November 1312, † 21 June 1377) was born at Windsor Castle, the first child of Edward II and Isabella of France. His father was delighted with the birth. The prince’s childhood was certainly marked by the ongoing conflicts between the king and the nobility. In 1325,…
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
In the following, only a general overview of England’s history in the first half of the 14th century is given, as far as it seems necessary for the understanding of n Edward II.1 Edward I. In 1066, the Norman Guillaume le Conquérant or William the Conqueror won the Battle of…
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.
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…
