Rubbo, Michael. “Marlowe: What (Little) We Know.” PBS, Frontline, pbs.org/wgbh.
Flynn, Derek
Flynn, Derek. “Christopher Marlowe: the Elizabethan James Bond.” Irish Times, 6 June, 2016, irishtimes.com.
Baines, Richard
Despite scarce information surrounding Richard Baines’ early life, he graduated from Cambridge University in 1576 and became an Elizabethan intelligencer. Given his profession, he most likely frequented the Tower of London and reported to Sir Francis Walsingham. Starting in 1579,
Hutchinson, Robert
Hutchinson, Robert. Elizabeth’s Spymaster: Francis Walsingham and the secret war that saved England. Macmillan, 2007.
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.
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.
Alhiyari, Ibrahim
Alhiyari, Ibrahim. Thomas Watson: New Biographical Evidence and His Translation of Antigone. Dissertation, Texas Tech University, 2006. Texas Tech University Libraries, hdl.handle.net/2346/8391.
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