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Shakespeare family and the Elizabethan theatre

Description

Four documents concerning the Shakespeare family and the Elizabethan theatre comprising two deeds in which John Shakespeare is mentioned as the tenant of a meadow in Ingon, 7 December 1570; petition (forged) by the Chamberlain's Men (including William Shakespeare) against the closure of the Blackfriars theatre, 1596; the examination of Augustine Phillips concerning the performance of Shakespeare's play 'Richard II', 18 February 1601: scanned images from oiginals in the National Archives

  • Finding No

    PR459

  • Date

    1570-1601

  • Extent

    4 items

  • Status

    open

  • Level

    collection

  • Associated place

    United Kingdom - England - Warwickshire - Ingon,

    United Kingdom - England - London - Blackfriars - Blackfriars Theatre,

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Custodial History

Copies of original documents held at The National Archives