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Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.

Thomas Kyd

16th-century English dramatist

Thomas Kyd was an English playwright, the author of The Spanish Tragedy, and one of the most important figures in the development of Elizabethan drama.
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Heresy in Christianity

Formal denial or doubt of a core Christian doctrine

Heresy in Christianity denotes the formal denial or doubt of a core doctrine of the Christian faith as defined by one or more of the Christian churches.
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Christopher Marlowe

16th-century English dramatist, poet, and translator

Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe, was an English playwright, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrights. Based upon the "many imitations" of his play Tamburlaine, modern scholars consider him to have…
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