Medieval
to Renaissance Drama Timeline
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©Terence Smith, 2001.
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First Name(s)
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etc. | Surname |
Born
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Died
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Play
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Date(s) | Country | ||
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The | Castle of Perseverance | 1400 | 1425 | England | ||
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The | Pride of Life | 1400 | 1425 | England | ||
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Mankind | 1464 | 1471 | England | |||
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Everyman | 1485 | England | ||||
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Henry
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Medwall |
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Fulgens and Lucrece | 1490 | England | |||
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Hickscorner | 1497 | 1512 | England | |||
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John
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Bale |
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King Johan | 1500 | 1550 | England | ||
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Ludovico
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Ariosto |
1474
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1533
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La | Cassaria | 1508 | Italy | ||
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John
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Rastell |
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The | Nature of the Four Elements | 1515 | 1517 | England | |
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John
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Skelton |
1460
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1529
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Magnificence | 1515 | 1529 | England | ||
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Mundus et Infans | 1520 | England | ||||
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John
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Heywood |
1497
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1580
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The | Play called the Foure PP | 1521 | 1525 | England | |
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Niccolo
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Machiavelli |
1469
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1527
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The | Mandrake | 1524 | Italy | ||
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John
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Heywood |
1497
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1580
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The | Play of the Wether | 1525 | 1528 | England | |
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Sir David
|
Lindsay |
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The | Satire of the Three Estates | 1540 | Scotland | ||
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Nicolas
|
Udall |
1505
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1556
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Ralph Roister Doister | 1550 | 1553 | England | ||
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William
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Stevenson |
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Gammer Gurton's Needle | 1550 | 1575 | England | ||
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Thomas
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Preston |
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King Cambises | 1560 | 1569 | England | ||
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John
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Pickering |
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Horestes | 1560 | England | |||
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Thomas
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Norton |
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Gorboduc | 1561 | 1565 | England | ||
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Richard
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Edwards |
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Damon and Pithias | 1564 | 1565 | England | ||
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John
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Lyly |
1554
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1606
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Campaspe | 1584 | England | |||
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Miguel
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de | Cervantes |
1547
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1616
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The | Seige of Numantia | 1585 | Spain | |
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Thomas
|
Kyd |
1558
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1594
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The | Spanish Tragedy | 1586 | 1587 | England | |
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Christopher
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Marlowe |
1564
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1593
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Tamburlaine the Great, parts 1 & 2 | 1587 | 1590 | England | ||
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Christopher
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Marlowe |
1564
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1593
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Doctor Faustus | 1588 | 1592 | England | ||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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The | Taming of the Shrew | 1589 | England | ||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Henry VI part one | 1590 | England | |||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Henry VI part two | 1590 | 1591 | England | ||
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Christopher
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Marlowe |
1564
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1593
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The | Jew of Malta | 1590 | England | ||
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John
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Lyly |
1554
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1606
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Endymion: The Man in the Moon | 1591 | England | |||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Henry VI part three | 1591 | England | |||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Richard III | 1591 | England | |||
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Christopher
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Marlowe |
1564
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1593
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Edward II | 1592 | 1593 | England | ||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Love's Labour's Lost | 1593 | 1594 | England | ||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Titus Andronicus | 1593 | 1594 | England | ||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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The | Two Gentlemen of Verona | 1593 | 1594 | England | |
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Romeo and Juliet | 1594 | 1596 | England | ||
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Robert
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Greene |
1560
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1592
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Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay | 1594 | England | |||
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John
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Lyly |
1554
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1606
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Mother Bombie | 1594 | England | |||
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Robert
|
Greene |
1560
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1592
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Orlando Furioso | 1594 | England | |||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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A | Midsummer Night's Dream | 1595 | 1596 | England | |
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Richard II | 1595 | 1597 | England | ||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Henry IV part one | 1596 | 1597 | England | ||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Henry IV part two | 1596 | 1597 | England | ||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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The | Merchant of Venice | 1596 | 1598 | England | |
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George
|
Chapman |
1559
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1634
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The | Blind Beggar of Alexandria | 1596 | England | ||
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George
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Chapman |
1559
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1634
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An | Humorous Day's Mirth | 1597 | England | ||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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The | Merry Wives of Windsor | 1597 | England | ||
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Ben
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Jonson |
1572
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1637
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Every Man in His Humour | 1598 | England | |||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Much Ado About Nothing | 1598 | England | |||
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John
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Marston |
1576
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1634
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Antonio and Mellida | 1599 | 1600 | England | ||
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John
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Marston |
1576
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1634
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Antonio's Revenge | 1599 | 1600 | England | ||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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As You Like It | 1599 | 1600 | England | ||
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Thomas
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Dekker |
1572
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1632
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The | Shoemaker's Holiday | 1599 | 1600 | England | |
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George
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Chapman |
1559
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1634
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All Fools | 1599 | England | |||
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Ben
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Jonson |
1572
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1637
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Every Man out of His Humour | 1599 | England | |||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Henry V | 1599 | England | |||
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John
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Marston |
1576
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1634
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Histriomastix | 1599 | England | |||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Julius Caesar | 1599 | England | |||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Hamlet | 1600 | 1601 | England | ||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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The | Bloody Banquet | 1600 | 1602 | England | |
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John
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Marston |
1576
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1634
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Jack Drum's Entertainment | 1600 | England | |||
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Thomas
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Dekker |
1572
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1632
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Old Fortunatus | 1600 | England | |||
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Thomas
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Nashe |
1567
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1601
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Summer's Last Will and Testament | 1600 | England | |||
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Thomas
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Dekker |
1572
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1632
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Blurt Master Constable | 1601 | 1602 | England | ||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Twelfth Night | 1601 | England | |||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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The | Family of Love | 1602 | 1603 | England | |
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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All's Well That Ends Well | 1602 | England | |||
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Thomas
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Dekker |
1572
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1632
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Satiromastix | 1602 | England | |||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Troilus and Cressisa | 1602 | England | |||
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John
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Marston |
1576
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1634
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What You Will | 1602 | England | |||
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John
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Marston |
1576
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1634
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The | Malcontent | 1603 | 1604 | England | |
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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The | Phoenix | 1603 | 1604 | England | |
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Ben
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Jonson |
1572
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1637
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Sejanus, his Fall | 1603 | England | |||
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Thomas
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Heywood |
1574
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1641
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A | Woman Killed With Kindness | 1603 | England | ||
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John
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Marston |
1576
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1634
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The | Fawn | 1604 | England | ||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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The | Honest Whore part 1 | 1604 | England | ||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Measure for Measure | 1604 | England | |||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Othello | 1604 | England | |||
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Thomas
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Dekker |
1572
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1632
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Westward Ho! | 1604 | England | |||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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King Lear | 1605 | 1606 | England | ||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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A | Mad World, My Masters | 1605 | 1606 | England | |
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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A | Trick to Catch the Old One | 1605 | 1606 | England | |
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John
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Marston |
1576
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1634
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The | Dutch Courtezan | 1605 | England | ||
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George
|
Chapman |
1559
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1634
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Eastward Ho! | 1605 | England | |||
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Ben
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Jonson |
1572
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1637
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Eastward Ho! | 1605 | England | |||
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John
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Marston |
1576
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1634
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Eastward Ho! | 1605 | England | |||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Macbeth | 1605 | England | |||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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Michaelmas Term | 1605 | England | |||
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Thomas
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Dekker |
1572
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1632
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Northward Ho! | 1605 | England | |||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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A | Yorkshire Tragedy | 1605 | England | ||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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The | Puritan | 1606 | England | ||
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John
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Marston |
1576
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1634
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Sophonisba, the Wonder of Women | 1606 | England | |||
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Ben
|
Jonson |
1572
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1637
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Volpone | 1606 | England | |||
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Thomas
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Dekker |
1572
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1632
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The | Whore of Babylon | 1606 | England | ||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Antony and Cleopatra | 1607 | England | |||
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George
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Chapman |
1559
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1634
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Bussy D'Ambois | 1607 | England | |||
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Lope de Vega |
1562
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1635
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Peráñez | 1607 | Spain | |||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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The | Revenger's Tragedy | 1607 | England | ||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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Your Five Gallants | 1607 | England | |||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Coriolanus | 1608 | England | |||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Pericles | 1608 | England | |||
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William
|
Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Cymbeline | 1609 | England | |||
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Ben
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Jonson |
1572
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1637
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Epicoene | 1609 | England | |||
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John
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Fletcher |
1579
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1625
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The | Faithful Shepherdess | 1609 | England | ||
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John
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Marston |
1576
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1634
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The | Insatiate Countess | 1609 | England | ||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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The | Winter's Tale | 1610 | 1611 | England | |
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Ben
|
Jonson |
1572
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1637
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The | Alchemist | 1610 | England | ||
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Francis
|
Beaumont |
1584
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1616
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The | Knight of the Burning Pestle | 1610 | England | ||
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Ben
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Jonson |
1572
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1637
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Catiline | 1611 | England | |||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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No Wit, No Help Like a Woman's | 1611 | England | |||
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Thomas
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Dekker |
1572
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1632
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The | Roaring Girl | 1611 | England | ||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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The | Roaring Girl | 1611 | England | ||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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The | Second Maiden's Tragedy | 1611 | England | ||
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William
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Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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The | Tempest | 1611 | England | ||
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John
|
Webster |
1580
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1634
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The | White Devil | 1612 | England | ||
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Lope de Vega |
1562
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1635
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Fuente Ovejuna | 1613 | 1619 | Spain | ||
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Thomas
|
Middleton |
1580
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1627
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A | Chaste Maid in Cheapside | 1613 | England | ||
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William
|
Shakespeare |
1564
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1616
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Henry VIII | 1613 | England | |||
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George
|
Chapman |
1559
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1634
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The | Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois | 1613 | England | ||
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William
|
Shakespeare? |
1564
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1616
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The | Two Noble Kinsmen | 1613 | England | ||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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Wit at Several Weapons | 1613 | England | |||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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The | Witch | 1613 | England | ||
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Ben
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Jonson |
1572
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1637
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Barthomew Fair | 1614 | England | |||
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John
|
Webster |
1580
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1634
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The | Dutchess of Malfi | 1614 | England | ||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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The | Nice Valour | 1615 | 1616 | England | |
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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A | Fair Quarrel | 1615 | 1617 | England | |
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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More Dissemblers besides Women | 1615 | England | |||
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Ben
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Jonson |
1572
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1637
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The | Devil is an Ass | 1616 | England | ||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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The | Widow | 1616 | England | ||
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John
|
Webster |
1580
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1634
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The | Devil's Law-Case | 1617 | 1620 | England | |
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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The | Old Law | 1618 | England | ||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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Hengist, King of Kent | 1619 | 1620 | England | ||
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Phillip
|
Massinger |
1583
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1640
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The | Duke of Milan | 1620 | England | ||
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Thomas
|
Dekker |
1572
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1632
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The | Virgin Martyr | 1620 | England | ||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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Anything for a Quiet Life | 1621 | England | |||
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Thomas
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Dekker |
1572
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1632
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The | Witch of Edmonton | 1621 | England | ||
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Thomas
|
Middleton |
1580
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1627
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The | Changeling | 1622 | England | ||
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George
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Peele |
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The | Changeling | 1622 | England | ||
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William
|
Rowley |
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The | Changeling | 1622 | England | ||
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Thomas
|
Middleton |
1580
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1627
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Women Beware Women | 1622 | England | |||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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The | Spanish Gypsy | 1623 | England | ||
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Thomas
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Middleton |
1580
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1627
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A | Game at Chess | 1624 | England | ||
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Phillip
|
Massinger |
1583
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1640
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A | New Way to Pay Old Debts | 1625 | England | ||
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Sir William
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D'Avenant |
1606
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1668
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The | Cruel Brother | 1627 | England | ||
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John
|
Ford |
1586
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1640
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The | Lover's Melancholy | 1628 | 1629 | England | |
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Federigo
|
della | Valle |
1560
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1628
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The | Queen of Scotland | 1628 | Italy | |
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John
|
Ford |
1586
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1640
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The | Broken Heart | 1629 | 1633 | England | |
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John
|
Ford |
1586
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1640
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The | Fancies Chaste and Noble | 1629 | 1633 | England | |
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John
|
Ford |
1586
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1640
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The | Lady's Trial | 1629 | 1633 | England | |
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John
|
Ford |
1586
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1640
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Love's Sacrifice | 1629 | 1633 | England | ||
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John
|
Ford |
1586
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1640
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Perkin Warbeck | 1629 | 1633 | England | ||
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John
|
Ford |
1586
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1640
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Tis Pity She's a Whore | 1629 | 1633 | England | ||
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Sir William
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D'Avenant |
1606
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1668
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The | Just Italian | 1629 | England | ||
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Tirso de Molina |
1584
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1648
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The | Trickster of Seville | 1630 | Spain | ||
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James
|
Shirley |
1596
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1666
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The | Traitor | 1631 | England | ||
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Phillip
|
Massinger |
1583
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1640
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The | City Madam | 1632 | England | ||
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James
|
Shirley |
1596
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1666
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The | Triumph of Peace | 1633 | England | ||
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Sir William
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D'Avenant |
1606
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1668
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Love and Honour | 1634 | England | |||
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James
|
Shirley |
1596
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1666
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The | Lady of Pleasure | 1635 | England | ||
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Calderón de la Barca |
1600
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1681
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Life's a Dream | 1635 | Spain | |||
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Sir William
|
D'Avenant |
1606
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1668
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News from Plymouth | 1635 | England | |||
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Sir William
|
D'Avenant |
1606
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1668
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The | Platonic Lovers | 1635 | England | ||
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Pierre
|
Corneille |
1606
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1684
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Le | Cid | 1637 | France | ||
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Sir William
|
D'Avenant |
1606
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1668
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The | Fair Favourite | 1638 | England | ||
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Sir William
|
D'Avenant |
1606
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1668
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The | Unfortunate Lovers | 1638 | England | ||
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Sir William
|
D'Avenant |
1606
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1668
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The | Distresses | 1639 | England | ||
Last Updated on 28/8/01
By Terence
Email: tezza.smith@tesco.net