Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois

Introduction

The group of Chapman's plays based upon recent French history, to which _Bussy D'Ambois_ and its sequel belong, forms one of the most unique memorials of the Elizabethan drama. The playwrights of the period were profoundly interested in the annals of their own country, and exploited them for the stage with a magnificent indifference to historical accuracy. Gor...