Marlowe’s The Massacre at Paris concerns the…

Marlowe’s The Massacre at Paris concerns the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre, which took place in Paris in 1572 and which English Protestants invoke as the blackest example of Catholic treachery, and the part played by the Duc de Guise in those events.

It features the silent "English Agent", whom subsequent tradition has identified with Marlowe himself and his connections to the secret service.

Along with The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, The Massacre at Paris is considered his most dangerous play, as agitators in London seize on its theme to advocate the murders of refugees from the low countries and, indeed, it warns Queen Elizabeth of this possibility in its last scene.

The Lord Strange's Men on January 26, 1593, had acted a play titled The Tragedy of the Guise, thought to be Marlowe's play.

The Admiral's Men between June 21 and September 27, 1594, have performed the Guise or the Massacre ten times.