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  1. Lady Kate

    A Thousand Stars: Christopher Marlowe Survives
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    “O, thou art fairer than the evening air clad in the beauty of a thousand stars.” - Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus Christopher "Kit" Marlowe (1564-1593) was a brilliant Elizabethan playwright who rivaled Shakespeare during his short life. In fact, Marlowe was England's preeminent...

  2. A Britain of Panthers and Lions: House of Oldenburg Britain
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    It is well known that the future of the British monarchy hung in the balance during the reign of James II. The man who had converted to Catholicism during the reign of his illustrious brother King Charles II, had initially been popular with the people, but his increasing descent into...
  3. MorgantheBook

    What would have happened if the Gunpowder Plot had ended differently?

    It's now 41 days until one of the most famous days in British History - 5th November. This was a key date in the planned Gunpowder Plot in 1605 to kill King James, destroy Parliament, kidnap Princess Elizabeth, convert her to Catholicism and place her on the throne of England in order to stop...
  4. MorgantheBook

    Remember, Remember the 6th of November?

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