tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post1461447611720584059..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Aemilia Bassano: Musician, Scholar, Poet - by Ann SwinfenMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-83192682550992621322016-04-21T22:39:51.192+01:002016-04-21T22:39:51.192+01:00Excellent Ann, thank you. Whatever you think of th...Excellent Ann, thank you. Whatever you think of the 'Dark Lady' it would have been fascinating to eavesdrop on the company of players and musicians at that time!<br /><br />Sue, I think Lord Strange (d. 1594) was patron of Lord Strange's Men which Shakespeare may have been involved with. The Lord Chamberlain's Men became the King's Men by royal warrant in 1603.Mark Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17271587070391155947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-1944474871682174932016-04-21T14:17:40.095+01:002016-04-21T14:17:40.095+01:00What a remarkable life! Thanks, Ann. One thing tho...What a remarkable life! Thanks, Ann. One thing though - I've just read elsewhere that after Lord Strange died, the Lord Chamberlain's players became the King's Players - which would suggest that the King became their patron. Is that wrong?Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.com