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The Crown Authority and The Bear-Garden Bill Refuse
A satirical broadside denounces royal authority misused on a stage with scandals of plays bearing Her Majesties Coat of Arms. It criticizes private performances and blasphemous dialogue, then reports a related bear and bull baiting event and questions reverence for the Crown amid religious conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majesties
Ann Wood
Ann Woods
Alotto
Hockley
Bear Clarkenwell-Green
Grays-Inn-Lane
Regina
William
Talbot-Court
Grace- Church
Ann
Samuel Cope
Grocers Alley
Bank of England
K. Williams
Picures