Images

Jupiter kissing Ganymede; by Wilhelm Böttner, c. 1780. Oil on canvas, currently in a private art collection in Berlin, Germany.

The emperor Bajazeth is imprisoned by the Turkic conqueror Timur (called Tamburlaine in the play by Christopher Marlowe). By Andrea Celesti, circa 1700.

King Edward II of England (r. 1307-1327) saunters with his favorite Piers Gaveston as the English nobles look on with contempt. Painting by Marcus Stone, 1872.

A statue of King Henry V of England (r. 1413-1422), designed by John Blakely, 1990. Near Stratford-upon-Avon, West Midlands.

A statue of James II of England (r. 1685-1688) as a Roman Emperor, designed by Peter van Dievoet and Laurens van der Meulen, 1686. Trafalgar Square, London.

A statue of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603), designed by William Kerwin, 1586. The Church of St Dunstan in the West, London.

A memorial to the English playwright Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) who was killed in a brawl in Deptford and was later buried at the Church of St Nicholas, Deptford Green. Photo by Ethan Doyle White, 20 September 2020.

Illustration of Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) being killed by Ingram Frizer, from the 1895 novel It Was Marlowe by W.G. Zeigler, illustrator unknown.

Portrait of an unknown 21-year-old man thought to be English poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593). By an unknown artist, 1585, oil on panel; currently at the Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

Portrait of Sir Francis Walsingham (c. 1532 – 1590), principal secretary and spymaster of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603). Painting by John de Critz, c. 1589, oil on panel. In the National Portrait Gallery, London.