Theater -- Great Britain -- History -- Sources
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Documents Relating to the Office of the Revels in the Time of Queen Elizabeth (Louvain: A. Uystpruyst; et al., 1908), by Great Britain Office of the Revels, ed. by Albert Feuillerat- Henslowe Papers: Being Documents Supplementary to Henslowe's Diary (London: A. H. Bullen, 1907), by Philip Henslowe, ed. by W. W. Greg (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Dramatic Records of Sir Henry Herbert, Master of the Revels, 1623-1673 (1917), by Great Britain Office of the Revels and Henry Herbert, ed. by Joseph Quincy Adams (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The History of the Coronation of the Most High, Most Mighty, and Most Excellent Monarch, James II (London, 1687), by Francis Sandford and Gregory King (frame- and JavaScript-dependent page images at rarebookroom.org)
- Shakespearean Prompt-Books of the Seventeenth Century, by William Shakespeare and G. Blakemore Evans (HTML at bsuva.org)
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Filed under: Theater -- Great Britain -- History- Plays and Puritans, and Other Historical Essays, by Charles Kingsley (Gutenberg texts)
- The Organization and Personnel of the Shakespearean Company (New York: Russell and Russell, 1961), by T. W. Baldwin (page images at HathiTrust)
- Dramatic Publication in England, 1580-1640: A Study of Conditions Affecting Content and Form of Drama (Modern Language Association of America monograph #2; New York: D.C. Heath; London : Oxford University Press, 1927), by Evelyn May Albright (page images at HathiTrust)
- Sous le Masque de "William Shakespeare": William Stanley, VIe Comte de Derby (2 volumes in French; Paris: Payot et cie, 1918-1919), by A. Lefranc
- Gender in Play on the Shakespearean Stage: Boy Heroines and Female Pages (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, c1994), by Michael Shapiro (multiple formats at fulcrum.org)
- Gaming the Stage: Playable Media and the Rise of English Commercial Theater (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2018), by Gina Bloom
- Gaming the Stage: Playable Media and the Rise of English Commercial Theater (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2018), by Gina Bloom
- Fashioning Celebrity: Eighteenth-Century British Actresses and Strategies For Image Making (Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, c2011), by Laura Engel (PDF at Ohio State)
- Spectacular Disappearances: Celebrity and Privacy, 1696-1801 (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, c2016), by Julia H. Fawcett
- The Mirror of the Graces: or, the English Lady's Costume (London: Printed for B. Crosby and Co., 1811), by A Lady of Distinction (page images at Wisconsin)
- The Theatre of the Real: Yeats, Beckett, and Sondheim (Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, c2008), by Gina Masucci MacKenzie (PDF at Ohio State)
- After Brecht: British Epic Theater (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, c1994), by Janelle G. Reinelt (page images at HathiTrust)
- Toward a Theater of the Oppressed: The Dramaturgy of John Arden (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, c1995), by Javed Malick (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, From the Establishment of the Saxons In Britain to the Present Time, Illustrated By Engravings Taken From the Most Authentic Remains of Antiquity; To Which Is Prefixed an Introduction, Containing a General Description of the Ancient Habits In Use Among Mankind, From the Earliest Period of Time to the Conclusion of the Seventh Century (2 volumes; London: Printed by J. Nichols, 1796-1799), by Joseph Strutt
- A Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, From the Establishment of the Saxons In Britain to the Present Time, Illustrated By Engravings Taken From the Most Authentic Remains of Antiquity; To Which Is Prefixed an Introduction, Containing a General Description of the Ancient Habits In Use Among Mankind, From the Earliest Period of Time to the Conclusion of the Seventh Century (new and improved edition, 2 volumes; London: H. G. Bohn, 1842), by Joseph Strutt, ed. by J. R. Planché
- A Collection of Ancient Documents Respecting the Office of Master of the Revels, and Other Papers Relating to the Early English Theatre, From the Original Manuscripts Formerly in the Haslewood Collection (London: Printed by T. Richards, 1870), ed. by J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps, contrib. by Joseph Haslewood (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Complete History of the English Stage (5 volumes; London: Printed for the author, ca. 1800), by Charles Dibdin (page images at HathiTrust)
- The History of English Dramatic Poetry to the Time of Shakespeare, and Annals of the Stage to the Restoration (3 volumes; London: J. Murray, 1831), by John Payne Collier (page images at HathiTrust)
- Shakespearean Playhouses: A History of English Theatres From the Beginnings to the Restoration (Boston et al: Houghton Mifflin Co., c1917), by Joseph Quincy Adams (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Organization and Personnel of the Shakespearean Company (New York: Russell and Russell, 1961), by T. W. Baldwin (page images at HathiTrust)
- Dramatic Publication in England, 1580-1640: A Study of Conditions Affecting Content and Form of Drama (Modern Language Association of America monograph #2; New York: D.C. Heath; London : Oxford University Press, 1927), by Evelyn May Albright (page images at HathiTrust)
- Sous le Masque de "William Shakespeare": William Stanley, VIe Comte de Derby (2 volumes in French; Paris: Payot et cie, 1918-1919), by A. Lefranc
- Documents Relating to the Office of the Revels in the Time of Queen Elizabeth (Louvain: A. Uystpruyst; et al., 1908), by Great Britain Office of the Revels, ed. by Albert Feuillerat
- Henslowe's Diary (2 volumes; London: A. H. Bullen, 1904-1908), by Philip Henslowe, ed. by W. W. Greg
- Gender in Play on the Shakespearean Stage: Boy Heroines and Female Pages (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, c1994), by Michael Shapiro (multiple formats at fulcrum.org)
- Gaming the Stage: Playable Media and the Rise of English Commercial Theater (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2018), by Gina Bloom
- Gaming the Stage: Playable Media and the Rise of English Commercial Theater (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2018), by Gina Bloom
- Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the English Stage, and of the Economy and Usages of the Ancient Theatres in England (Basel, Switzerland: J. J. Tourneisen, 1800), by Edmond Malone, contrib. by George Steevens
- The History of the Theatres of Brighton, From 1774 to 1885 (Brighton: King and Thorne, 1886), by Henry C. Porter (page images at HathiTrust)
- Records of Early English Drama: Bristol (Toronto et al.: University of Toronto Press, c1997), ed. by Mark C. Pilkinton (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Records of Early English Drama: Kent: Diocese of Canterbury (3 volumes; 2002), ed. by James M. Gibson
- The Case of Mrs. Clive, Submitted to the Publick (London: Printed for B. Dod, 1744), by Kitty Clive (HTML at Celebration of Women Writers)
- A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800 (16 volumes; Carbondale and Edwardsville, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, c1973-1993), by Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, and Edward A. Langhans (page images at HathiTrust)
- Records of Early English Drama: Oxford (2 volumes; c2004), ed. by John R. Elliott, Alan H. Nelson, Alexandra F. Johnston, and Diana Wyatt
- Records of Early English Drama: Sussex (c2000), ed. by Cameron Louis (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, ed. by William Noel Sainsbury, J. W. Fortescue, Cecil Headlam, Arthur Percival Newton, and K. G. Davies, contrib. by Great Britain Public Record Office (full serial archives)
- The Diary of Henry Machyn, Citizen and Merchant-Taylor of London, 1550-1563 (London: Camden Society, 1848), by Henry Machyn, ed. by John Gough Nichols (HTML with commentary at British History Online)
- The Historical Collections of a Citizen of London in the Fifteenth Century (London: Camden Society, 1876), ed. by James Gairdner, contrib. by John Page, John Lydgate, and William Gregory (HTML with commentary at British History Online)
- Manuscripts of the Earl of Egmont: Diary of Viscount Percival, Afterwards First Earl of Egmont (3 volumes; London: H.M.S.O., 1920-1923), by John Perceval Egmont
- Rerum Britannicarum Medii Aevi Scriptores: or, Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland during the Middle Ages (full serial archives)
- Three Fifteenth-Century Chronicles with Historical Memoranda by John Stowe (London: Camden Society, 1880), ed. by James Gairdner, contrib. by John Stow (HTML with commentary at British History Online)
- Chronicle of the Grey Friars of London (Camden Society old series #53; London: Camden Society, 1852), ed. by John Gough Nichols (HTML with commentary at British History Online)
- A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds (6 volumes; London: HMSO, 1890-1915), ed. by Great Britain Public Record Office (HTML at British History online)
- Journal of the House of Lords, by Great Britain Parliament House of Lords (partial serial archives)
- Report to the Right Honourable the Master of the Rolls On Documents in the Archives and Public Libraries of Venice (London: Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer, 1866), by Thomas Duffus Hardy
- The Autobiography of Phineas Pett (London: Printed for the Navy Records Society, 1918), by Phineas Pett, ed. by W. G. Perrin (multiple formats at archive.org)
- An Exact Abridgement of the Records in the Tower of London, From the Reign of King Edward the Second, Unto King Richard the Third, of All the Parliaments Holden in Each Kings Reign, and the Several Acts in Every Parliament; Together With the Names and Titles of All the Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscounts, and Barons, Summoned To Every of the Said Parliaments (originally collected by Cotton, revised by Prynne; London: Printed for W. Leake, 1657), ed. by Robert Cotton and William Prynne, contrib. by Robert Bowyer and William Morrell
- The Life of Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice of England in the Reign of James I, With Memoirs of His Contemporaries (second edition, 2 volumes; London: H. Colburn, 1845), by Cuthbert W. Johnson
- The Manuscripts of Shrewsbury and Coventry Corporations; The Earl of Radnor, Sir Walter Corbet, Bart., and Others (HMC 15th report appendix, part 10; London: HMSO, 1899), by Great Britain Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
- The Manuscripts of the Corporations of Southampton and King's Lynn (HMC 11th report appendix, part 3; London; HMSO, 1887), by Great Britain Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
- Two London Chronicles From the Collections of John Stow (London: Camden Society, 1910), ed. by Charles Lethbridge Kingsford (HTML with commentary at British History Online)
- The Manuscripts of Rye and Hereford Corporations; Capt. Loder-Symonds; Mr. E. R. Wodehouse, M.P.; and Others (HMC 13th report appendix, part 4; London: HMSO, 1892), by Great Britain Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
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