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1583 born near Salisbury, Wiltshire 11/24/1583 Baptized at St. Thomas` Church, Salisbury 1602 Massinger attended St. Alban Hall, Oxford Approx 1619 The Fatal Dowry collaboration with Nathan Fieldare, a domestic tragedy in a French setting 1620 The False One, Massinger collaborated on this play with Fletcher Approx 1620 The Virgin Martyr collaboration with Thomas Dekker, a historical play about the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Diocletian Approx 1621 The Maid of Honour, combines political realism with the courtly refinement of later Caroline drama. Approx 1622 The Duke of Milan Approx 1623 The Bondman,is about a slave revolt in the Greek city of Syracuse Approx 1624 The Unnatural Combat Approx 1624 The Renegado, a tragicomedy with a heroic Jesuit character, gave rise to the unaccepted theory that he became a Roman Catholic. Approx 1626 The Roman Actor Approx 1630 A New Way to Pay Old Debts, his most popular and influential play, in which he expresses genuine indignation at economic oppression and social disorder Approx 1631 Believe As You List 1639 died in the month of March in London |