A Discovery of Witches and the School of Night - did it exist?

Thank you to Real Tudor Lady for the excellent question on the TV series "A Discovery of Witches" which is adapted from The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness.

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/zoYQO5FQxcI

Real Tudor Lady wanted to know if the School of Night, which included men such as Christopher Marlowe, Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), Thomas Hariot, George Chapman, Matthew Roydon and Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, really existed. 

 

In this video, historian Claire Ridgway gives a brief overview of these men, looks at the origin of the School of Night theory, and examines whether these men were linked and whether they were part of an established group. 

 

Here are links to Claire's videos on Marlowe and Ralegh:

 

February 26 – Christopher Marlowe – a rather colourful character! - https://youtu.be/QnT2Qp7RuXc

June 1 - Christopher Marlowe's death and inquest - https://youtu.be/sdttnBCIIJU

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh) - https://youtu.be/ISexLsnGKug

 

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Claire Ridgway
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