La corona trágica

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La corona trágica (The Tragic Crown) is a 1627 verse epic by Lope de Vega, a prominent Spanish Golden Age dramatist. This work focuses on the life and execution of Mary, Queen of Scots. Vega's epic details Mary's tumultuous reign, her political struggles, and her eventual imprisonment and beheading in England. The poem was dedicated to Pope Urban VIII, who awarded Vega a doctorate in theology and the cross of the Order of Malta in recognition of the work. This epic is a significant piece within Vega's extensive literary output, which includes numerous plays and other poetic works.12

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…of Mary, queen of Scots, La corona trágica, which was dedicated to Pope Urban VIII, brought in reward a doctorate in theology of the Collegium Sapientiae and the cross of the Order of Malta, out of which came his proud use of the title Frey (“Brother”). His closing years were…
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…of Mary, queen of Scots, La corona trágica, which was dedicated to Pope Urban VIII, brought in reward a doctorate in theology of the Collegium Sapientiae and the cross of the Order of Malta, out of which came his proud use of the title Frey (“Brother”). His closing years were…
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