ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Lord Chamberlain’s men became the King’s Men following the accession of James I in 1603. Richard Burbage and Shakespeare were among their leading members, and Shakespeare created further plays for the company.

Detailed explanation-2: -The King’s Men is the acting company to which William Shakespeare (1564–1616) belonged for most of his career. Formerly known as the Lord Chamberlain’s Men during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, they became the King’s Men in 1603 when King James I ascended the throne and became the company’s patron.

Detailed explanation-3: -King’s Men, English theatre company known by that name after it came under royal patronage in 1603. Its previous name was the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Considered the premier acting company in Jacobean England, the troupe included William Shakespeare as its leading dramatist and Richard Burbage as it principal actor.

Detailed explanation-4: -After its patron’s death in 1596, the company came under the patronage of his son, George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon, for whom it was briefly known as Lord Hunsdon’s Men until he in turn became Lord Chamberlain in 1597, whereupon it reverted to its previous name.

Detailed explanation-5: -They were granted a Royal Patent and changed their name to the King’s Men, in honour of James. It was indeed lucky for the King’s Men that James held them in such high regard, for in 1603 England saw its worst outbreak of the plague in decades, and all the theatres had to be closed.