Ben Jonson's Career and Stuart Court Masques (1597–1637)

1. ‘The Isle of Dogs’ suppressed; Jonson jailed

   Jul 1, 1597Labels: The Isle, Thomas Nashe

   • Isle Dogs
   • Luminarium

2. ‘Every Man in His Humour’ staged in London

   Jan 1, 1598Labels: Every Man, Lord Chamberlain

   • Britannica
   • Folger EMED

3. Jonson kills Gabriel Spenser in duel

   Sep 22, 1598Labels: Gabriel Spenser, Hoxton Fields

   • Spenser
   • 1598 Lit

4. ‘Cynthia’s Revels’ performed by boy company

   Jan 1, 1600Labels: Cynthia s, Children of

   • Cynthia

5. ‘Poetaster’ first performed amid theatrical feud

   Jan 1, 1601Labels: Poetaster, Children of

   • Poetaster

6. ‘Sejanus His Fall’ performed at court

   Jan 1, 1603Labels: Sejanus His, James I

   • Sejanus

7. ‘The Masque of Blackness’ performed at Whitehall

   Jan 6, 1605Labels: The Masque, Queen Anne

   • Blackness

8. ‘Eastward Ho!’ scandal leads to imprisonment

   Aug 1, 1605Labels: Eastward Ho, Ben Jonson

   • Eastward

9. ‘Volpone’ premieres at the Globe

   Mar 1, 1606Labels: Volpone, King s

   • Volpone
   • Cambridge

10. ‘The Masque of Queens’ performed at Whitehall

    Feb 2, 1609Labels: The Masque, Whitehall

    • Queens

11. ‘The Alchemist’ performed; later published

    Jan 1, 1610Labels: The Alchemist, King s

    • Britannica
    • Folger EMED

12. ‘Oberon, the Faery Prince’ staged at Whitehall

    Jan 1, 1611Labels: Oberon the, Prince Henry

    • Oberon

13. ‘Catiline His Conspiracy’ acted by King’s Men

    Jan 1, 1611Labels: Catiline His, Ben Jonson

    • Folger EMED
    • Catiline

14. ‘Bartholomew Fair’ premieres at the Hope Theatre

    Oct 31, 1614Labels: Bartholomew Fair, Hope Theatre

    • Cambridge
    • Hope

15. Jonson’s ‘Workes’ folio printed in London

    Jan 1, 1616Labels: The Workes, Ben Jonson

    • Morgan
    • NLA

16. Royal pension of 100 marks granted

    Feb 1, 1616Labels: Royal Pension, James I

    • 1616 Lit
    • Jonson

17. ‘Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue’ performed at court

    Jan 6, 1618Labels: Pleasure Reconciled, Prince Charles

    • Pleasure

18. ‘News from the New World…in the Moon’ first performed

    Jan 7, 1620Labels: News from, James I

    • Moon

19. ‘The Gypsies Metamorphosed’ premieres at Burley

    Aug 3, 1621Labels: The Gypsies, Duke of

    • Gypsies
    • Cambridge

20. ‘The Masque of Augurs’ performed in new Banqueting House

    Jan 6, 1622Labels: The Masque, Banqueting House

    • Augurs
    • Cambridge

21. ‘Time Vindicated to Himself and to His Honours’ staged

    Jan 19, 1623Labels: Time Vindicated, Ben Jonson

    • Time
    • Cambridge

22. ‘The Masque of Owls’ performed at Kenilworth

    Aug 19, 1624Labels: The Masque, Kenilworth Castle

    • Owls
    • Cambridge

23. ‘The Staple of News’ first performed at Blackfriars

    Nov 1, 1625Labels: The Staple, Blackfriars

    • Staple
    • Cambridge

24. ‘The New Inn’ licensed and staged; production fails

    Jan 19, 1629Labels: The New, King s

    • New Inn
    • Cambridge

25. ‘Love’s Triumph through Callipolis’ performed at Whitehall

    Jan 9, 1631Labels: Love s, Caroline Court

    • Cambridge

26. ‘Chloridia’ performed at Whitehall

    Feb 22, 1631Labels: Chloridia, Whitehall

    • Cambridge

27. ‘The Magnetic Lady’ licensed and performed

    Oct 12, 1632Labels: The Magnetic, King s

    • Magnetic

28. ‘A Tale of a Tub’ performed at the Cockpit

    May 7, 1633Labels: A Tale, Cockpit Theatre

    • Tub
    • Cambridge

29. ‘Love’s Welcome at Bolsover’ performed for the Cavendishes

    Jul 30, 1634Labels: Love s, Bolsover Castle

    • Cambridge

30. Death and burial in Westminster Abbey

    Aug 6, 1637Labels: Westminster Abbey, Ben Jonson

    • Abbey