The Prince of Purpoole

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The Prince of Purpoole was a celebrated late-16th-century revels figure and mock sovereign presiding over elaborate legal and courtly entertainments at Gray’s Inn in London.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional title ⓘ
masque character ⓘ
mock sovereign ⓘ
revels figure ⓘ
associatedWith Gray’s Inn ⓘ
linked to: Gray's Inn

Inns of Court ⓘ
audience members of Gray’s Inn ⓘ
visiting courtiers ⓘ
category English theatrical traditions ⓘ
Inns of Court traditions ⓘ
early modern English festivals ⓘ
country England ⓘ
culturalContext Elizabethan England ⓘ
linked to: Tudor England

Inns of Court culture ⓘ
floruit late 16th century ⓘ
function focus of festive hierarchy ⓘ
satirical representation of monarchy ⓘ
genre court revels ⓘ
masque and pageantry ⓘ
language English ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
medium masque ⓘ
pageant ⓘ
theatrical performance ⓘ
notableEvent Gray’s Inn revels of 1594–1595 ⓘ
performedBy member of Gray’s Inn ⓘ
relatedConcept Christmas revels ⓘ
linked to: Christmastide

Inns of Court masques ⓘ
Lord of Misrule ⓘ
role presiding over courtly entertainments ⓘ
presiding over legal entertainments ⓘ
presiding over revels ⓘ
socialRole figurehead of festive commonwealth ⓘ
symbolic ruler of a mock court ⓘ
timePeriod Elizabethan era ⓘ
linked to: English Renaissance
usedInContext Gray’s Inn revels ⓘ

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Inns of Court masques → notableExample → The Prince of Purpoole ⓘ