A Yorkshire Tragedy

Yorkshire Tragedy, A,
a play published 1608 , stated in the title to be by Shakespeare; but internal evidence and the late date make it extremely improbable that he had any part in its authorship. It is probably by Middleton .

The play is based on certain murders actually committed in 1605 . The husband, a brutal and depraved gamester, suddenly filled with remorse when he realizes his shame, murders his two children and stabs his docile and devoted wife. It is extremely brief and probably formed part of a composite programme of Four Plays in One.