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... political conspiracies involved ? Is there any connection , as some have speculated , with charges of heresy - a mask for political matters - that are even now brought against Marlowe ? None of this is certain though speculations have ...
... political conspiracies involved ? Is there any connection , as some have speculated , with charges of heresy - a mask for political matters - that are even now brought against Marlowe ? None of this is certain though speculations have ...
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... political revolution . Oliver Cromwell ruled England , under the title of Lord Protector , for some five years ... political . Like all the great cities of the time , London was struck by devastating plagues periodically . One of these ...
... political revolution . Oliver Cromwell ruled England , under the title of Lord Protector , for some five years ... political . Like all the great cities of the time , London was struck by devastating plagues periodically . One of these ...
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... political content , they were chiefly intended for private circulation and reading ; at the most for rare amateur per- formance behind closed doors - hence " closet " plays . Two such incendiary plays were written by Mrs. Mercy Warren ...
... political content , they were chiefly intended for private circulation and reading ; at the most for rare amateur per- formance behind closed doors - hence " closet " plays . Two such incendiary plays were written by Mrs. Mercy Warren ...
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Roman Spectacle | 33 |
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