James Robinson Planche

James Robinson Planche (1796 - 1880), dramatist and miscellaneous writer,

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1796 - 1880

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born in London of Huguenot descent, was in the Herald Office, and rose to

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be Somerset Herald, in which capacity he was repeatedly sent on missions

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to invest foreign princes with the Order of the Garter. He produced

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upwards of 90 adaptations, and about 70 original pieces for the stage. He

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also wrote a History of British Costumes, The Pursuivant of Arms

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History of British Costumes - The Pursuivant of Arms

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(1852), and The Conqueror and his Companions (1874), besides

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autobiographical Recollections (1872).

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