Buckingham the Masquer

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  • Jean MacIntyre

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33137/rr.v34i3.10817

Abstract

George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628), favorite of James I and of Charles I as both prince and king, used skill in dancing, especially in masques, to compete for and retain royal favor. Masques in which he danced and masques he commissioned displayed his power with the rulers he ostensibly served. His example and teaching taught Prince Charles that through masque dancing he might win his father's favor, and probably made Charles believe that his appearance in court masques of the 1630s would similarly win his subjects' favor.

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1998-07-01

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MacIntyre, J. (1998). Buckingham the Masquer. Renaissance and Reformation, 34(3), 59–81. https://doi.org/10.33137/rr.v34i3.10817

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Vol. 34 No. 3 (1998): New Series Vol 22, No 3

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