The Cambridge History of British Theatre is a non-fiction work consisting of three volumes in book form. It was originally published in 2004 by Cambridge University Press. It was later published online in 2008, also by Cambridge University Press. It is not an encyclopedia. Essay articles are in rough chronological order and have been compiled in the three volumes by various editors.Tollini, Frederick, et al. Renaissance Quarterly, vol. 58, no. 4, 2005, pp. 1430–1431. .Hornback, Robert B. The Sixteenth Century Journal, vol. 37, no. 2, 2006, pp. 488–489. . Retrieved 27 December 2019.Christie, S. (2004). Renaissance and Reformation / Renaissance Et Réforme, 28(3), new series / nouvelle série, 139-141 .
About the books Volume 1 covers the British theatre from its Roman colony origins to 1660, when Charles II was about to be restored to the throne.Volume 1. Retrieved 27 December 2019. Volume 2 covers a little over two centuries, beginning with Charles II's restoration in 1660, until the beginning of the twentieth century, approximately 1895.Volume 2. Retrieved 27 December 2019. Volume three covers the British theatre from 1895.Volume 3 Retrieved 27 December 2019.
See also
London theatre closure 1642 King's Men § Aftermath for the history of one company affected by the prohibition William Robbins an actor who lost his living, and fought and died for the Royalist cause. Antitheatricality 16th and 17th century English Renaissance theatre Theatre of Scotland Returning to Shakespeare
References
See also The Cambridge Illustrated History of British Theatre
External links
The Cambridge History of British Theatre, Volume 3. Google Books. Retrieved 27 December 2019. Free Preview available.