▁const ancy ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁opp ression . ▁ ▁More ▁recently ▁British ▁dram at ist ▁Howard ▁Br ent on ▁has ▁written ▁several ▁histor ies . ▁He ▁gained ▁not or iety ▁for ▁his ▁play ▁The ▁Rom ans ▁in ▁Britain , ▁first ▁st aged ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Theatre ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁which ▁drew ▁par alle ls ▁between ▁the ▁Roman ▁invasion ▁of ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 5 4 BC ▁and ▁the ▁contemporary ▁British ▁military ▁presence ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁Its ▁concerns ▁with ▁politics ▁were , ▁however , ▁over shadow ed ▁by ▁controvers y ▁surrounding ▁a ▁ra pe ▁scene . ▁Br ent on ▁also ▁wrote ▁Anne ▁B ole yn ▁a ▁play ▁on ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Anne ▁B ole yn , ▁which ▁premier ed ▁at ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁Glo be ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Anne ▁B ole yn ▁is ▁port rayed ▁as ▁a ▁significant ▁force ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁and ▁religious ▁in - f ight ing ▁at ▁court ▁and ▁a ▁further er ▁of ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁Protest ant ism ▁in ▁her ▁enthus ias m ▁for ▁the ▁Ty nd ale ▁Bible . ▁ ▁Opera ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁oper as ▁to ▁use ▁historical ▁events ▁and ▁people ▁is ▁Cla udio ▁Monte ver di ' s ▁L ' in cor on azione ▁di ▁Po ppe a , ▁which ▁was ▁first ▁performed ▁in ▁Ven ice ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 6 4 3 ▁car n ival ▁season . ▁it ▁describes ▁how ▁Po pp ae a , ▁mist ress ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁em peror ▁N ero