Plays set in the 14th century

history play by William Shakespeare

1804 play written by Friedrich Schiller

play often attributed to Shakespeare

play by Tirso de Molina

thumb|right|An Marlowe portrait|anonymous portrait, often believed to show Christopher Marlowe. [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.]] Tamburlaine the Great is a play in two parts by Christopher Marlowe. It is loosely based on the life of the Central Asian emperor Timur (Tamerlane/Timur the Lame, d. 1405). Written in 1587 or 1588, the play is a milestone in Elizabethan public drama; it marks a turning away from the clumsy language and loose plotting of the earlier Tudor dramatists, and a new interest in fresh and vivid language, memorable action, and intellectual complexity. Along with Thomas

play by Christopher Marlowe

play by Dumas and Gaillardet

play written by Joost van den Vondel

play by Huseyn Javid

play attributed by some to Shakespeare

play written by Lord Byron