Henry VI Part 1
On 3 March 1592 the manager-owner of the Rose theatre, Philip Henslowe, recorded a ‘new’ performance of ‘Harry the VI’ in his diary. While this may conceivably allude to any ...
Henry VI, Part Three
The third play in Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy was first printed in a corrupt text in 1595 ( see ‘CONTENTION’ PLAYS). As with 2 Henry VI, the title may derive from the editors of the ...
John of Salisbury
(1115/20–1180)English churchman and diplomat. A student of Abelard, John was one of the most learned of early medieval writers on moral and political matters. He was secretary to Theobald, archbishop ...
youth
If youth knew, if age could proverbial saying, early 17th century, comparing the strength and effectiveness of youth with the wisdom of age; a similar saying is recorded in French from the late 16th ...
