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He was born in Canterbury, England
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He attended The King's School in Canterbury (where a house is now named after him)
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He studied on a scholarship and received his Bachelor of Arts degree
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Dido, Queen of Carthage, 1586
Tamburlaine, part 1, 1587, part 2,1587–1588
The Jew of Malta, 1589
Doctor Faustus ,1589, or, c. 1593
Edward II,1592
The Massacre at Paris, 1593
Translation of Book One of Lucan's Pharsalia (date unknown)
Translation of Ovid's Amores, 1580
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,1593
Hero and Leander, 1593, unfinished; completed by George Chapman, 1598 -
His first play performed on the regular stage in London
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A warrant for his arrest was issued on 18 May.
On Wednesday, 30 May, the wrier was killed. -
The Tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage tells an intense dramatic tale of Dido and her fanatical love for Aeneas
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His name has been used as a character in plays, novels, films and TV-productions. You can see The Muse of Poetry Memoriall in his native town
