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... became magnificent . The Court and peerage were usually heavily in debt . Because of rising prices and wealth gained through trade , industry and modern farming , the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries saw a rapid shift in ...
... became magnificent . The Court and peerage were usually heavily in debt . Because of rising prices and wealth gained through trade , industry and modern farming , the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries saw a rapid shift in ...
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... became inappropriate for the courtiers to act , professional actors were used for the new anti - masque sections in ... became less important , the masques became more dramatic . The final collaborations between Jonson and Jones ...
... became inappropriate for the courtiers to act , professional actors were used for the new anti - masque sections in ... became less important , the masques became more dramatic . The final collaborations between Jonson and Jones ...
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... became , under the spon- sorship of Endymion Porter , one of the writers for the Court . His London comedy The Wits ( 1634 ) was ' corrected by the King ' . The Queen , who liked his tragicomedy Love and Honour ( 1634 ) , which was ...
... became , under the spon- sorship of Endymion Porter , one of the writers for the Court . His London comedy The Wits ( 1634 ) was ' corrected by the King ' . The Queen , who liked his tragicomedy Love and Honour ( 1634 ) , which was ...
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