Arrest in Flushing on Counterfeiting Charges
Poet involved
What happened
Marlowe was arrested in the garrison town of Flushing (Vlissingen) in the Netherlands after being accused of coining, or counterfeiting currency, along with a fellow Englishman. He was sent back to England under guard and brought before the authorities, though the affair may have again been connected to intelligence work rather than genuine crime.
Literary impact
This episode reinforced Marlowe's reputation as a man entangled in espionage and shadowy dealings abroad, feeding the atmosphere of danger and duplicity that pervades the political scheming in Edward II. The incident also foreshadowed the increasingly precarious legal and political troubles that would mark his final year.
Source: Wikipedia
