The Noble Spanish Soldier

"A revenge tragedy set in the Spanish court, The Noble Spanish Soldier begins with the King rejecting his betrothed lover Onelia, with whom he has a son, and instead marrying the Italian princess Paulina. As the King becomes a tyrant, a faction of courtiers forms against him, led by the Duke of Medina, the Cardinal, and the noble soldier Balthazar. Meanwhile, Queen Paulina and her evil henchman Malateste plot to kill Onelia and her son. Filled with powerful dramatic moments of violence, pathos, satire and humour, The Noble Spanish Soldier is an under-performed and under-studied Renaissance play that deserves wider appreciation."--BOOK JACKET.