[Arden - Hathaway] [HenryVIII - Mary Queen of Scots] [Poley - Walsingham]

Henry VIII An infamous king, father of Elizabeth I

William Herbert Possible subject of Shakespeare's sonnets?

Lord Hunsdon Lord Chamberlain and patron of the theatre

James I King of Scotland and England

Ben Jonson A fellow writer and former bricklayer

William Kemp Actor and performer of jigs and jests

Emilia Lanier (the Dark Lady?) A potential match for Shakespeare's mysterious Dark Lady?

Sir Thomas Lucy Warwickshire landowner, passionate Protestant

Christopher Marlowe A university graduate, writer, hellraiser and spy

Mary Queen of Scots Catholic Daughter of James V of Scotland

[Arden - Hathaway] [HenryVIII - Mary Queen of Scots] [Poley - Walsingham]