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... England , which had been , of course , Catholic , was somewhat blighted by the rift between England and the Pope . When Henry the Eighth finally es- tablished England as a Protestant state the religious drama attempted to adapt itself ...
... England , which had been , of course , Catholic , was somewhat blighted by the rift between England and the Pope . When Henry the Eighth finally es- tablished England as a Protestant state the religious drama attempted to adapt itself ...
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... England . Now let us trace the link between the English religious plays and the theatre of Marlowe . The course of theatrical events in England at this time owes itself to the fact that England began her own Renais- sance at about 1500 ...
... England . Now let us trace the link between the English religious plays and the theatre of Marlowe . The course of theatrical events in England at this time owes itself to the fact that England began her own Renais- sance at about 1500 ...
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Edmund Fuller. СНАРTER ELEVEN England's Merry Comedies AKING KING OF ENGLAND lost his head ! Lost it far too grimly by the executioner's axe ! This has happened only once in English history , and it happened to the weak and unfortu- nate ...
Edmund Fuller. СНАРTER ELEVEN England's Merry Comedies AKING KING OF ENGLAND lost his head ! Lost it far too grimly by the executioner's axe ! This has happened only once in English history , and it happened to the weak and unfortu- nate ...
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