When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Philosophical References
- Tom O' Bedlam (4.27)
- Gog and Magog (11.5)
- Leigh Hunt, The Town (16.3)
- The English Rogue (17.22)
- The Bible (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob) (20.16)
- Hume, England (30.6)
Historical References
- The Tower of London (2.7)
- Anne Askew (2.7)
- John Lascelles (2.7)
- Westminster Palace (3.2)
- Lady Jane Grey (3.35)
- Mary I, Queen of England (3.35)
- Elizabeth I, Queen of England (3.35)
- Christ's Church (4.1)
- Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (5.1)
- Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford (5.50)
- Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (5.52)
- William Paulette, 1st Marquess of Winchester (6.3)
- Lord Guildford Dudley (6.32)
- Sir William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (6.41)
- St. Swithin (6.57)
- Benvenuto Cellini (7.1)
- Thomas Berkeley, 6th Baron Berkeley (7.1)
- Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron of Darcy (7.2)
- Catherine Parr (7.13)
- The Order of the Garter (9.6)
- The Loving Cup of England (10.61)
- John, King of England (12.55)
- The First Barons War (12.55)
- John de Courcy (12.55)
- Queen Mary I (14.36)
- Alfred the Great (19.26)
- The Protestant Reformation (21.9)
- The War of Roses (31.9)
- Stone of Scone (32.2)
Pop Culture References
- Punch and Judy (3.47)
- Don Caesar de Bazan (11.11)
- There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe (13.12)