Greene's Use of the History of Oxford inThe Honourable History of Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay

'Bogus History' and Robert Greene’s <i>Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay</i>

“…9 Brian Walsh more recently has plunged into the play's historical issues, including the prominent one of political succession. 10 11 focuses on 'topicality' in the play, which he finds rich with historical allusions. He observes: 'Greene includes three academic characters, Burden, Clement, and Mason, who are inspired by actual students and officials associated with Oxford from medieval times to the last decade of the sixteenth century'.…”