Interview with Stephen Greenblatt on the Death of Christopher Marlowe in 1593
Welcome to Season Five! In this first episode we sit down with one of the world’s finest historians. Stephen Greenblatt takes us back to the late sixteenth century to witness the death of the Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe.
In 1593 Marlowe was the toast of London. Thousands flocked to the theatres that lined the River Thames to see his hit plays, The Jew of Malta, Dr Faustus and Tamberlaine. Then, one spring afternoon, Marlowe was killed in an altercation at the home of Dame Eleanor Bull house in Deptford.
The facts of what happened that day have been contested ever since. Today Marlowe’s death is considered one of the great mysteries in literary history. In this episode of Travels Through Time, Greenblatt takes us back to a time of religious fervour, spies and suspicion, to weigh the evidence.
As ever, much, much more about this episode is to be found at our website .
Show notes
Scene One: 30 May 1593. Marlowe meets three others at a house belonging to Eleanor Bull in Deptford, a busy port to the east of the city of London.
Scene Two: 5 May 1593. A placard is found pinned to a church used by Dutch immigrants threatening them with death if they did not leave the country and signed ‘Tamburlaine’.
Scene Three: New Year 1593/4. The Earl of Essex accuses the Queen’s personal physician, Rodrigo Lopez, of plotting to poison her, resulting in his trial and death.
Memento: The political climate of 1593 as a warning today.
People/Social
Presenter: Violet Moller
Guest: Professor Stephen Greenblatt
Production: Maria Nolan
Podcast partner: Colorgraph
Follow us on Twitter: @tttpodcast_
1 view
180
37
7 months ago 00:10:20 1
Tell Us Your First Love Story | Easy Spanish 271
7 months ago 00:09:37 1
Spanish People: Stereotypes vs. Reality | Easy Spanish 216
7 months ago 00:00:00 1
MDL NEWS:L’INTERVIEW DU PRINCE BIN SALMAN -Mohamed DialloLive
7 months ago 00:18:12 1
Canadian Parliament Applauds Ukrainian Naz|, Then Blames Russian Propaganda
7 months ago 00:04:42 1
David Bowie - Underground (Official Video)
7 months ago 00:02:15 1
Queen - We Will Rock You (Official Video)
7 months ago 00:00:00 1
Snowshoe Women’s U23 XCO World Cup | UCI Mountain Bike World Series
7 months ago 00:00:00 1
Snowshoe Men’s U23 XCO World Cup | UCI Mountain Bike World Series
7 months ago 00:00:00 1
Snowshoe Downhill World Cup Semi-Finals | UCI Mountain Bike World Series
7 months ago 00:00:00 1
Junior Downhill World Cup - Snowshoe, USA | UCI Mountain Bike World Series
7 months ago 00:06:12 1
Ryan Reynolds & Jake Gyllenhaal Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions | WIRED
7 months ago 01:20:12 1
Ghost-Note | LIVE at Jazz à la Villette Festival, 2019 (Paris) | Qwest TV
7 months ago 01:27:18 1
ЗОЛКИН ЗАСТАВИЛ ПОДТЯГИВАТЬСЯ МАЛЬЧИКОВ В ТРУСИКАХ / Интервью с @VolodymyrZolkin
7 months ago 01:22:03 1
ПРИЛЕТЕЛА ЗА МУЖЕМ
7 months ago 01:50:36 1
УБЕЖАЛА из рОССИИ, чтобы УВИДЕТЬСЯ с МУЖЕМ / “ИРА, НА*УЯ?“/ @VolodymyrZolkin
7 months ago 00:04:49 1
David Bowie - Thursday’s Child (Official Music Video) [HD Upgrade]
7 months ago 00:28:39 1
СОБЕСЕДОВАНИЕ В РДК, ВОЗМОЖНО САМОЕ ВАЖНОЕ РЕШЕНИЕ В ЖИЗНИ @dmytrokarpenko
7 months ago 00:47:45 1
УКРАИНУ ЛЮБЛЮ, но.../ #КОЛЛАБОРАНТЫ
7 months ago 00:01:19 1
Killstation - EXTINCTION на русском Outs1der
7 months ago 00:03:07 1
Pen in Bottle with Alicia Vikander
7 months ago 00:14:57 1
Старинная русская речь - Old-fashioned Russian speech
7 months ago 00:13:59 1
Interview with Alicia Vikander 2016 | English subtitles | SVT/NRK/Skavlan
7 months ago 00:04:22 1
Queen - One Vision (Official Video)
7 months ago 00:04:09 1
Expend4bles | Exclusive Interviews | Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone