Richard Hakluyt

Richard Hakluyt Born: 1552 Died: 1616 (1626) Born in 1552, Richard Hakluyt was an editor, geographer, and an Anglican minister. His education came from the Westminster school and Christ Church, Oxford. Between 1583 and 1588 he served as the chaplain and secretary to Sir Edward Staffors the English Ambassador at the French court. Richard was also […]

Edmund Campion

Born January 24, 1540, Edmund Campion was an English Roman Catholic Jesuit priest and martyr.  In his early years, Campion quickly became recognized for his skill in speeches and debates. Campion was acknowledged by Queen Elizabeth I and had patronage of powerful figures.  Campion began studying Catholicism in secrecy and taught his knowledge to others.  […]

The Grand Rose Theater.

  http://diggingdigital.blogs.bucknell.edu/2015/09/27/death-of-richard-tarlton/ – As we know Tarlton was one two perform at many different theaters and it seems reasonable to say this was one of the many places he brought his craft to. The Rose Theater is a very well known theater that was created in 1587 in Southwark, right outside the City of London! This […]

The Throckmorton Plot

The Throckmorton Plot was a plot in 1583 to murder Queen Elizabeth I and replace her with her second cousin Mary, Queen of Scots.  The plot was created by Sir Francis Throckmorton whose cousin was Elizabeth’s first lady in waiting.  Throckmorton worked with his brother Thomas Throckmorton and was also in contact with Thomas Morgan, […]

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake Born: 1504 Died: 1596 Sir Francis Drake born in 1540 lead the second expedition to sail around the world which lasted from 1577-1580. In 1581, Queen Elizabeth knighted him and later that year he was elected to the House of Commons. Between 1585 and 1586 conflicts started to get worse between England […]

The Spanish Armada

The Spanish Armada Start date: May 19, 1588 End date: August 8, 1588 The Spanish Armada started on May 19, 1588 with the English under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake and the Spanish under the command of  the Duke of Medina Sidonia. At the time England who was a small […]

Babington Plot

  http://diggingdigital.blogs.bucknell.edu/2015/10/05/mary-queen-of-scots/ Mary Queen of Scots is connected to the Babington Plot because she is the one who was suppose to replace Queen Elizabeth after she was assassinated. The Babington Plot took place in 1586. It was a plot to assassinate the Protestant Queen Elizabeth, and have her Roman Catholic cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots […]

Sir Francis Walsingham

http://diggingdigital.blogs.bucknell.edu/2015/10/05/mary-queen-of-scots/ Queen mary relates to my post because she forced Walsingham out of England   Sir Francis Walsingham was born into a wealthy, well-connected family in 1532. With his fortunate background Francis was able to use his connections to attend Cambridge university and become a successful lawyer. However, despite his wealthy background he was forced […]

Timeline Assignment

Assignment Overview: We’ve been focusing on Tarlton’s Jests as a way to understand Richard Tarlton. Now we’re going to take a step back and look at the context in which he lived. The 1580s were a turbulent time in England, with politics, religion, and art all intersecting to define what we know as the Elizabethan […]

Death of Richard Tarlton

Richard Tarlton, lead actor of the Queen’s Men acting troupe, died on 3 September 1588 in Shoreditch. We believe he died of the plague because he was evidently buried on the same day in the cemetery of St Leonard, Shoreditch. His grave has disappeared. According to Edwin Nunzeger, Tarlton wrote two wills, the second one […]