Viewing Event Record: Don Carlos Coloma writes to the King about 'A Game at Chess'

Abstract

In a letter to James I, the Spanish ambassador to England, Don Carlos Coloma, asks that either the 'authors and actors' of 'A Game at Chess' receive public punishment, or that he be afforded passage out of the country.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: Saturday 7 August 1624 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: Saturday 7 August 1624 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name
Globe (II)

Troupes

Name
King's Men (1603-1625)

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Stuart, James I King
Coloma, Carlos ambassador

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  • company context
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  • performance context