The Merry Tanner, the Mayor's Feast, and the King's Mistress: Thomas Heywood's 1 Edward IV and the Ballad Tradition.

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    • Subject Terms:
      ENGLAND
    • Subject Terms:
      FIRST & Second Parts of King Edward IV, The (Book)
    • Subject Terms:
      HEYWOOD, Thomas, d. 1641
    • Abstract:
      This article reports on the work of English playwright Thomas Heywood and his 1599 play "The First and Second Parts of King Edward the Fourth." The article discusses the historical play and its characters, including the Merry Tanner, the Mayor, and the king's Mistress. Information is provided on its role in Elizabethan drama, ballads, and narratives involving kings.