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Robert Poley

Murder

The documentation surrounding Marlowe’s death does not rule out murder. Marlowe’s rumored work as a spy for Elizabeth likely meant he had sensitive information that may have jeopardized one of the men present, or their employer.  Killing Marlowe efficiently erases

Kristen Bennett April 15, 2020April 26, 2020 Death Conspiracies, Death Conspiracy Theories Read more

Skeres, Nicholas

Nicholas Skeres (March 1563 – c.1601) was a con-man and government informant. Skeres worked as a servant for Thomas Walsingham. He was a government provocateur and a part of discovering the Babington Plot, working as a spy with Francis Walsingham.

Kristen Bennett October 17, 2017April 3, 2020 bio-placeography, Encyclopedia Read more

Walsingham, Sir Francis

Francis Walsingham (1532-1590) was Queen Elizabeth I’s principal secretary and spymaster. He attended King’s College in Cambridge and continued his studies in France and Italy. As a Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis, Dorset, Walsingham worked with William Cecil and

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Babington, Anthony

Anthony Babington (1561-1586) was an English conspirator famous for being the leader of a plot to murder Queen Elizabeth, known afterwards as “The Babington Plot.” He was born October of 1561 and secretly raised a Roman Catholic. He went on

Kristen Bennett October 17, 2017August 16, 2021 bio-placeography, Encyclopedia Read more

Seaton, Ethel

Seaton, Ethel. “Marlowe, Robert Poley, and the Tippings.” The Review of English Studies, vol. 5, no. 19, 1929, pp. 273–287. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/507726. Seaton, Ethel. “Robert Poley’s Ciphers.” The Review of English Studies, vol. 7, no. 26, 1931, pp. 137-150. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/508499.

Kristen Bennett October 5, 2017December 13, 2019 Bibliography, General Resources Read more

Furdell, Elizabeth L.

Furdell, Elizabeth. “The Death of Christopher Marlowe.” Sixteenth Century Journal: Journal of Early Modern Studies, vol. 27, no. 2, 1996, pp. 477-482. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/2544145.

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Deloney, Thomas

Deloney, Thomas. A Most Joyfull Songe, made in the Behalfe of All Her Maiesties Faithfull Subjects, of the Great Joy, at the Taking of the Late Trayterous Conspirators: Ballad. Jones, 1586. EEBO, eebo.chadwyck.com.   

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Gray, Austin K

Gray, Austin K.  “Some Observations on Christopher Marlowe, Government Agent.” PMLA, vol. 43, no. 3, 1928, pp. 682–700. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/457494.

Kristen Bennett October 5, 2017December 13, 2019 Bibliography, Espionage, General Resources Read more

De Kalb, Eugénie

De Kalb, Eugénie. “Robert Poley’s Movements as a Messenger of the Court, 1588 to 1601.” The Review of English Studies, vol. 9, no. 33, 1933, pp. 13–18. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/508634.  

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Poley (Pooley), Robert

Robert Poley (Pooley) Robert Poley spied for the Elizabethan government, carried messages, and played a key role in the Babington Plot.  Robert Poley worked as a messenger and spy for the British Government, under the employ of Sir Robert Cecil and Sir Francis Walsingham. He was present for

Kristen Bennett October 3, 2017November 2, 2017 bio-placeography Read more

Skeres, Nicholas

Nicholas Skeres Nicholas Skeres (March 1563 – c.1601), was a con-man and government informant. Nicholas Skeres came from a wealthy family, as his father was a member of The Guild of Merchant Taylors. He worked as a servant for Thomas Walsingham.  He was a government provocateur and a part

Kristen Bennett October 3, 2017October 31, 2017 bio-placeography Read more
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