Christopher Marlowe was baptised 26 Feb 1564 in Canterbury, Kent, England
Educated at Cambridge University
Believed to have been recruited by Walsingham as a spy
Gained a BA in 1584 and an MA in 1587 ( A mystery surrounds the MA - Marlowe was absent (government spy work?) during much of this time but was awarded his MA on the instructions of the Privy Council)
Marlowe entered the Court circle and started his literary work associating with the great court poets such as Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Philip Sydne