Description
This book examines Tudor theater from the perspective of the aristocrats who commissioned and staged elaborate entertainments for their households. It provides an illuminating account of the great households of England during the 15th century.
This is the first book to examine early Tudor theater from the perspective of the great households of England. Westfall provides an illuminating account of those aristocrats of the sixteenth century that commissioned, funded, and staged complex and often lavish entertainments for their households, including plays, masques, concerts, dances, and sports.