Queen Henrietta's Men

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Queen Henrietta's Men was a prominent Caroline-era English playing company active in the 1620s and 1630s, known for performing at the Cockpit Theatre and for its association with Queen Henrietta Maria.

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instanceOf Caroline-era theatre company
English playing company
activeInCentury 17th century
activeInDecade 1620s
1630s
activeInPeriod Caroline era
associatedWithConsort Henrietta Maria of France
associatedWithEvent English Civil War
associatedWithMonarch Charles I of England
basedInCity London, England
surface form: London
contributedTo development of Caroline drama
country Kingdom of England
disbandedBecauseOf closure of the theatres in 1642
disbandedInDecade 1640s
formedInYear 1625
genre Renaissance drama
grantedRoyalPatentBy Charles I of England
hadLegalStatus royal playing company
historicalSignificance one of the leading London companies of the Caroline era
namedAfter Henrietta Maria of France
surface form: Queen Henrietta Maria
notablePlayInRepertoire The Changeling
The Coronation
The Gamester
The Maid of Honour
The Wedding
operatedUnder royal patronage system
partOf London theatre scene
patron Henrietta Maria of France
surface form: Queen Henrietta Maria
performedAt Cockpit Theatre
Phoenix Theatre, Drury Lane
performedFor court of King Charles I
surface form: royal court of Charles I of England
performedForAudience London public theatre audience
royal and aristocratic patrons
performedGenre comedy
tragedy
tragicomedy
performedLanguage Early Modern English
performedPlayBy James Shirley
John Ford
Lodowick Carlell
Philip Massinger
Thomas Heywood
primaryVenueType indoor playhouse
status defunct theatre company
theatricalTradition English Renaissance drama
surface form: English Renaissance theatre
usedStage proscenium-like indoor stage at the Cockpit Theatre

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