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The Reckoning examines the 1593 death of playwright Christopher Marlowe in a Deptford lodging‑house, a case long shrouded in doubt. Drawing on newly surfaced evidence, the book traces Marlowe’s political connections, covert intelligence work, and the accusations of heresy and homosexuality that plagued him. Central to the narrative are the three companions present that night and the informer Richard Baines, whose sinister role is clarified. Nicholl’s investigation reveals the hidden world of Elizabethan crime and espionage—a “secret theater” in which many familiar historical figures, from poets to ministers, are implicated. The study offers a detailed look at betrayal, covert operations, and the cultural underbelly of the late‑16th‑century English realm.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Charles Nicholl
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