dec 30, 1619 - The End of the Tudors

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Finally, as the Tudor dynasty comes to an end, we still feel it’s lasting effects. From the permanent free standing theatres to the plays they produced, this time has had loads of literature come from it. With bbc.com stating “Permanent, free-standing public theaters date only from Shakespeare's lifetime, although there was a theatrical tradition stretching back to the play cycles and mystery plays of medieval times. In addition to the medieval plays linked to religion and the Church calendar (including the morality plays that continued to be performed in the sixteenth century), early plays were also acted in town and guild halls, marketplaces, inn yards, or the streets by companies of players who traveled and performed under the protection of a patron, whose livery they wore. Before public theaters were built, playing companies often performed "interludes," or short staged dialogues on religious, moral, and political themes. Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603; King James VI of Scotland, whose mother was Mary Queen of Scots, was named her successor to the English throne.” This shows that even when the reigning monarch dies, the culture lives on. With wwnorton.com stating “Elizabeth I dies aged 69. The Virgin Queen never married or had children. James VI of Scotland was her closest royal relative as they were both direct descendants of Henry VII. He is named King James I on the day of Elizabeth's death. One of Britain's greatest and most influential dynasties finally reaches its conclusion.”

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