Swinstead Abbey

Swinstead Abbey was an abbey in Swinstead, Lincolnshire, and a location in Shakespeare's King John.

Act 3 Scene 5 of King John takes place in "The orchard in Swinstead Abbey" with the death agonies of King John, supported by his Barons.[1]

Act 5 Scene 7 of King John, with Prince Henry, Salisbury and Bigot takes place in "The orchard in Swinstead Abbey".[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C12764424?descriptiontype=Full&ref=COPY+1/442/652
  2. ↑ http://shakespeare.mit.edu/john/john.5.7.html
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