Title: Macbeth, King Lear & contemporary history
Subjects: Contemporary England, Death and burial, Historiography, History, History and criticism, In literature, King Lear (Legendary character), Kings and rulers in literature, Lear, King (Legendary character), in literature, Legends, Literature and history, Saint Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of, France, 1572
Places: Great Britain
People: Henry Stuart Darnley Lord (1545-1567), James I King of England (1566-1625), Macbeth King of Scotland (11th cent), Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587), William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Time periods: 16th century, 17th century, James I, 1603-1625