"Tis magic, magic that hath ravished me." Dr Faustus Act1 sc1 Create a blog which outlines the key events in the life of Christopher Marlowe. Consider creating an animoto or a visual and text driven resource to explore the life and times of this great writer who may have excelled Mr William Shakespeare...had he lived!

Christopher Marlowe lived during the Reformation. This was the religious and political movement that reformed the Roman Catholic Church,which led to the start of Protestantism. This belief emphasized the importance of faith and the close relationship between man and God.
He studied divinity at Cambridge University and was well known for his use of blank verse and over reaching protagonists in his work.
In 1593 a warrant for Marlowe's arrest, connected with allegations of blasphemy. His colleague Thomas Kyd was arrested.
Marlowe went in court on 20 May however there are no records of the privy council meeting.
It is thought that on 30 May Christopher Marlowe was killed, while staying with friends, however there are many different versions of how Marlowe actually died.