Queen Elizabeth I watching a production of the Merry Wives of Windsor, a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a reference to the town of Windsor, also the location of Windsor Castle, in Berkshire, England. Though nominally set in the reign of Henry IV, the play makes no pretense to exist outside contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life. The play was probably performed when Elizabeth I attended Garter Feast on 23 April 1597.
Queen Elizabeth I watching a production of the Merry Wives of Windsor, a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a reference to the town of Windsor, also the location of Windsor Castle, in Berkshire, England. Though nominally set in the reign of Henry IV, the play makes no pretense to exist outside contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life. The play was possibly drawn up when George Carey, as Lord Chamberlain and patron of Shakespeare's company, was elected Order of the Garter in April this is so, it was probably performed when Elizabeth I attended Garter Feast on 23 April.
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Location: Windsor Castle, Windsor, UK
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