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Page of Plymouth Character

Characters

Meet the people at the heart of Page of Plymouth, some named in the original pamphlet and ballads, others uncovered only through archive research since. 

Timeline

From a real Plymouth murder in 1591 to Ben Jonson and Thomas Dekker taking up their pens eight years later, our timeline follows the key moments behind Page of Plymouth.

Portrait of Ben Jonson

The Writers

Learn about the writers behind the lost play and the ballads, Ben Jonson, Thomas Dekker and Thomas Deloney.

Bibliography

Get a little closer to Dekker and Jonson and their late sixteenth century world with a range of fascinating books, web resources and podcasts.

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