The Prince of Purpoole
E451978
The Prince of Purpoole was a celebrated late-16th-century revels figure and mock sovereign presiding over elaborate legal and courtly entertainments at Gray’s Inn in London.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Prince of Purpoole canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional title
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masque character ⓘ mock sovereign ⓘ revels figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gray’s Inn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inns of Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
members of Gray’s Inn
ⓘ
visiting courtiers ⓘ |
| category |
English theatrical traditions
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Inns of Court traditions ⓘ early modern English festivals ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Elizabethan England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inns of Court culture ⓘ |
| floruit | late 16th century ⓘ |
| function |
focus of festive hierarchy
ⓘ
satirical representation of monarchy ⓘ |
| genre |
court revels
ⓘ
masque and pageantry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| medium |
masque
ⓘ
pageant ⓘ theatrical performance ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Gray’s Inn revels of 1594–1595 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | member of Gray’s Inn ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Christmas revels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inns of Court masques ⓘ Lord of Misrule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
presiding over courtly entertainments
ⓘ
presiding over legal entertainments ⓘ presiding over revels ⓘ |
| socialRole |
figurehead of festive commonwealth
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symbolic ruler of a mock court ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInContext | Gray’s Inn revels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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