num_pages: 256
description: The Tragedy of Bussy D'Ambois (1603-07) is a Jacobean stage play written by George Chapman. Classified as either a tragedy or "contemporary history," Bussy D'Ambois is widely considered Chapman's greatest play, &amp; is the earliest in a series of plays that Chapman wrote about the French political scene in his era, including the sequel The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois, the two-part The Conspiracy &amp; Tragedy of Charles, Duke of Byron, &amp; The Tragedy of Chabot, Admiral of France. The play is based on the life of the real Louis de Bussy d'Amboise, who was murdered in 1579.
language: English
title: Bussy D'Ambois
titlecomplete: Bussy D'Ambois
characters: Comte de Monsoreau, Bussy d'Amboise
genres: Plays, Theatre, British Literature, Drama, 17th Century
ratings_count: 54
publisher: Manchester University Press