Early Modern London Theatres

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Viewing Person Record: Edward Somerset, ninth earl of Worcester

Name, as appears in Primary Sources

E worcester.
Event: The Privy Council repeats an order to limit London playhouses
E Worcester
Event: Privy Council assigns the combined Oxford and Worcester's Men to play at the Boar's Head
Earle of Worster
Event: Members of the royal family take playing companies under their patronage
E. Worster
Event: King's, Queen's and Prince's companies are allowed to perform at the Globe, Fortune and Curtain after Lent

Role(s)

councillor
Event: Privy Council assigns the combined Oxford and Worcester's Men to play at the Boar's Head
councillor
Event: King's, Queen's and Prince's companies are allowed to perform at the Globe, Fortune and Curtain after Lent
master of the horse
Event: The Privy Council repeats an order to limit London playhouses
patron
Event: Members of the royal family take playing companies under their patronage

Active Dates

Dates
From: 16 June 1600 To: late 1603
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