Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Ben Jonson was actually questioned relating to the famous Gunpowder Plot of 1606. Remember, remember the fifth of November, indeed. (Source.)
William Shakespeare was actually cast in one of Jonson's plays, "Every Man in His Humour." So maybe their rivalry wasn't the most intense. (Source.)
Ben Jonson went to prison… twice. (Source.)