DRAMATIS PERSONÆ KING HENRY the Eighth. CARDINAL WOLSEY. CARDINAL Campeius. CAPUCIUS, Ambassador from the Emperor Charles V. CRANMER, Archbishop of Canterbury. DUKE OF NORFOLK. DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM. DUKE OF SUFFOLK. EARL OF SURREY. Lord Chamberlain. Lord Chancellor. GARDINER, Bishop of Winchester. Bishop of Lincoln. LORD ABERGAVENNY. SIR HENRY GUILDFORD. SIR THOMAS LOVELL. SIR ANTHONY DENNY. CROMWELL, Servant to Wolsey. GRIFFITH, Gentleman-usher to Queen Katharine. Three Gentlemen. DOCTOR BUTTS, Physician to the King. Garter King-at-Arms. Surveyor to the Duke of Buckingham. BRANDON, and a Sergeant-at-Arms. Door-keeper of the Council-chamber. Porter, and his Man. Page to Gardiner. A Crier. QUEEN KATHARINE, wife to King Henry, afterwards divorced. ANNE BULLEN, her Maid of Honour, afterwards Queen. An old Lady, friend to Anne Bullen. PATIENCE, Woman to Queen Katharine. Several Lords and Ladies in the Dumb Shows; Women attending upon the Queen; Scribes, Officers, Guards, and other Attendants. Spirits. SCENE: London; Westminster; Kimbolton. DURATION OF TIME I. Dramatic Time.-Seven days represented on the stage, with indeterminable intervals. II. Historic Time.-From June 1520 to September 1533 (the christening of Elizabeth). But two later events are included, the death of Katharine, January 1536, and the summons of Cranmer before the Council, in 1544. The following table (from Daniel's Time Analysis, p. 346) gives the historic dates, arranged in the order of the play : 1520, June.-Field of the Cloth of Gold 1522, Mar. War declared with France May-July. Visit of the Emperor to the English Court. 1521, April 16.-Buckingham brought to the Tower. 1527.-Henry becomes acquainted with Ann Bullen 1521, May. Arraignment and execution (May 17) of Buckingham. 1527, Aug.-Commencement of proceedings for divorce. 1528, Oct.-Campeius arrives in London. 1532, Sept.-Ann Bullen created Marchioness of Pembroke. 1529, May.-Assembly of Court at Blackfriars. 1529-33.-Cranmer abroad working for the divorce. 1533, Jan.-Marriage of Henry with Ann Bullen. 1529, Oct.-Wolsey deprived of the Great Seal. Oct. 25.-More chosen Lord Chancellor. 1533, Mar. 30.-Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury. May 23. Marriage with Katharine declared null. 1530, Nov. 29.-Death of Wolsey. 1533, June 1.-Coronation of Ann. |