William the Conqueror

Anon. (1594)

Historical Records

Performance Records (Henslowe's Diary)

F. 8^v (Greg, I.16)

In a listing headed as follows:

"In the name of god Amen begninge the 27 of

desember 1593 the earle of susex his men

Res at william the conkerer the 4 of Jenewary 1593 [i.e. 1594]. . .

……….

xxiis

Theatrical Provenance

Sussex's Men at the Rose Playhouse. The play is not marked "ne".

Probable Genre(s)

Romantic comedy? (Harbage)

Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

See below

References to the Play

None known

Critical Commentary

Fleay writes of this play: (BCED, 2.292, 299): "Query Fair Em, retained from L.Strange's Men, like The Jew of Malta." That is to say, he 'lumps' it with the extant play Fair Em, or the Miller's Daughter of Manchester, with the Love of William the Conqueror. Unusually, Fleay's suggestion has met with fairly general acceptance: for instance, Greg, 2.158, and more recently Knutson.

This is sometimes listed as a lost play (e.g. Sibley, 176).

See also Wiggins serial number 903.

For What It's Worth

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