Jacobean Stories

Robert Greene, author of the Complete Cony-Catching, (available on the Ex-Classics Website at https://www.exclassics.com/cony/conyintro.htm ) promised a more extensive review of Elizabethan criminals and prostitutes to be entitled The Black Book. However, he died in 1592 before he could write it. Thomas Middleton is best known as a dramatist, but could turn his pen to anything that would bring in some money. He cashed in on Greene's popularity by bringing forth a pamphlet called The Black Book in 1604. In it, the Devil makes a tour of his minions in London, visiting brothel-keepers, swindlers, gamblers, corrupt officials and other followers. This edition is taken from The Works of Thomas Middleton, Edited by A. H. Bullen, B. A. Vol. 8. Houghton Mifflin, New York, 1886. Spelling has been modernised and some extra notes added to those in that edition.

Treason Love Assassination The young and handsome, James Thornton joins a venture to put a Catholic Queen on the English throne. He is also deeply in love with Cathy Cordiner. However, she is a merchant's daughter betrothed to a noble advisor to the King. The outcome is the Gunpowder Plot to blow up the King and Parliament including Cathy. How can he escape a gruesome death? Could he kill the one he loves for his faith? How will he find happiness with Cathy together? His answer lay in treachery...

Follow Mark as he goes on his journey picking the pieces up ,moving on after losing the love of his life tragically

In seventeenth century England, the fear of witches runs high. With false accusations leading to executions, how will a real witch on the run cope when he finds himself unable to persuade himself to leave a village, and the people within it.

Two nobles compete against each other to win a crown and must also fight off each of their feelings. Embark on this fantasy world where Kyanos, a moody and awkward teen meets his childhood friend, Maeno who has grown into everything Kyanos wishes he was. Watch this comedic duo fight each other, and their families as well as infatuation during this harvest festival, to catch the dragon and be this year's winner.

I've been studying Macbeth for my GCSEs and I managed to come up with a short poem - the quotes from the play are paraphrased and not word for word. I don't claim to know a lot about Shakespeare and I haven't really done much poetry - mainly creative writing fiction - so this is one of my first proper poetry pieces.