Thomas Killigrew (1612 - March 19, 1683), was an Englishdramatist. Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... A dramatist is an author of dramatic compositions, usually plays. ...
The son of Sir Robert Killigrew, of Hanworth, he was a witty, dissolute figure at the court of King Charles II of England. Along with Sir William Davenant, he was given a royal warrant to form a theatre company, which became known as the King's Company, its original members being Michael Mohun, William Wintershall, Robert Shatterall, William Cartwright, Walter Clun, Charles Hart and Nicholas Burt. Killigrew wrote nine plays, each in a different city. Of them the best known is The Parson's Wedding. In 1673, he was appointed Master of the Revels. Robert Killigrew (1580-1633) was a knight of Arwenack in Falmouth, Cornwall. ... Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (retrospectively de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... William Davenant Sir William Davenant (February 28, 1606 - April 7, 1668), also spelled DAvenant, was an English poet and playwright. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Events The English Test Act was passed. ... Master of the Revels was an office within the British royal household that originally had minor responsibilities for overseeing royal festivities. ...
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ThomasKilligrew, a member of a loyal Cornish family, had been reared a page in the court of Charles I, and continued a favourite companion of that monarch’s son and successor.
As groom of his majesty’s bedchamber, Killigrew remained a privileged servant in the royal household and was reputed, from his ready colloquial wit, the king’s jester.
ThomasKilligrew the younger also, a writer of plays, belongs to a later generation.
The son of Sir Robert Killigrew, of Hanworth, he was a witty, dissolute figure at the court of King Charles II of England.
Along with Sir William Davenant, he was given a royal warrant to form a theatre company, which became known as the King's Company, its original members being Michael Mohun, William Wintershall, Robert Shatterall, William Cartwright, Walter Clun, Charles Hart and Nicholas Burt.
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