Court performances for Elizabeth I and James I (c. 1590–1625)

1. Revels Office manages royal plays and masques

   Jan 1, 1590Labels: Office of, Edmund Tilney

   • Oxford Academic
   • Tylney bio
   • TNA Revels

2. Court entertainments continue in Elizabeth’s final decade

   Jan 1, 1594Labels: Lord Chamberlain, Admiral s

   • Playing company

3. The Comedy of Errors staged at Gray’s Inn revels

   Dec 28, 1594Labels: The Comedy, Gray s

   • Revels Inns
   • Play chronology

4. Chamberlain’s Men perform two comedies for Elizabeth

   Mar 15, 1595Labels: Lord Chamberlain, William Shakespeare

   • Wikisource

5. Court performance workload expands under James I

   Jan 1, 1603Labels: James I, King s

   • Playing company
   • King s Men

6. James I grants patent creating the King’s Men

   May 19, 1603Labels: King s, James I

   • King s Men

7. King’s Men receive coronation livery as court servants

   Mar 15, 1604Labels: King s, coronation livery

   • King s Men

8. Revels accounts record Othello at Whitehall

   Nov 1, 1604Labels: Revels accounts, Othello

   • TNA accounts
   • TNA news

9. Measure for Measure performed for St Stephen’s Night

   Dec 26, 1604Labels: Measure for, St Stephen

   • TNA accounts

10. Comedy of Errors and Love’s Labour’s Lost return to court

    Dec 28, 1604Labels: Comedy of, Love s

    • TNA accounts

11. Globe Theatre burns during Henry VIII performance

    Jun 29, 1613Labels: Globe Theatre, Henry VIII

    • Shakespeare Doc
    • Cambridge Core
    • RSC dates

12. James I dies, ending the Jacobean court era

    Mar 27, 1625Labels: James I, Jacobean court

    • Encyclo Va
    • James death