Christopher Marlowe vs Edmund Spenser
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Compare the life timelines of Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593) and Edmund Spenser (1552–1599) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 29 years, from 1564 to 1593.
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Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593)
- — Born in Canterbury Verified
- — Attended The King's School, Canterbury Verified
- — Studied at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Verified
- — Tamburlaine the Great staged in London Verified
- — Awarded MA after Privy Council intervention Verified
- — Imprisoned briefly after a fatal street fight Verified
- — Arrested at Flushing on a coining charge Verified
- — Wrote Doctor Faustus Verified
- — Summoned before the Privy Council Verified
- — Killed at Deptford Verified
Edmund Spenser (1552–1599)
- — Born in London Verified
- — Educated at Merchant Taylors' School Verified
- — Studied at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge Verified
- — Published The Shepheardes Calender Verified
- — Went to Ireland as secretary to Lord Grey Verified
- — Settled at Kilcolman Castle in County Cork Verified
- — Published the first three books of The Faerie Queene Verified
- — Married Elizabeth Boyle Verified
- — Kilcolman Castle burned during Tyrone's Rebellion Verified
- — Died in London Verified