Master of the Revels
Master of the Revels was an office within the British royal household that originally had minor responsibilities for overseeing royal festivities. Over time, however, the office grew in power to become responsible for stage censorship.
List of Masters of the Revels
- Sir Thomas Cawarden (1544-1559)
- Sir Thomas Benger (1560-1572)
- Edmund Tylney (1579-1610)
- George Buck (1610-1622)
- John Astley (1622-1640)
- Sir Henry Herbert (1640-1673, de facto from 1623)
- Thomas Killigrew (1673-1677)
- Charles Killigrew (1677-1725)
- Charles Henry Lee (1725-1744)
- Solomon Dayrolles (1744-1786)
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | List of Masters of the Revels |
| ► | Further reading |
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