London playwright <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kyd" id="mwWQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Thomas Kyd">Thomas Kyd</a> is arrested and tortured by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privy_Council_of_England" id="mwWg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Privy Council of England">Privy Council</a> for libel.