Viewing Event Record: Sir Henry Herbert identifies the passage in Massinger's 'The King and the Subject' rejected by Charles I

Abstract

Sir Henry Herbert records the passage from Phillip Massinger's 'The King and the Subject' rejected by Charles I as 'too insolent.' The piece was eventuall allowed for the King's Men, with revisions.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 1831 (Source of claim: externally supplied)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 4 June 1638 (Source of claim: transcription)

Venues

Troupes

Name
King's Men (1625-1642)

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Stuart, Charles I King
Herbert, Henry Master of the Revels

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Event Type

  • play censorship