Person:Richard Edwardes (7)
Richard Edward Edwardes
b.Oct 1523 North Petherton, Somerset, England
d.1566 London, London, England
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Richard Edward Edwardes1523 - 1566
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Richard Edward Edwardes1523 - 1566
  • W.  Margaret Babb1547 - 1560
m. 31 OCT 1557
Spouse and Children
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m. 1561
  1. Marie Edwardes1562 -
  2. Gwyn EdwardesABT 1563 - 1603
  3. Elizabeth Edwardes1564 -
  4. John Edwardes1563/64 - 1604
  5. Hellene EdwardesABT 1566 - 1613/14
  6. Richard* Edward Edwardes1566 - 1635
  7. Judith Edwards
  8. Abigail Edwards
  9. Richard Edwards1581 - 1625
  10. Thomas Edwards1589 -
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Facts and Events
Name Richard Edward Edwardes
Gender Male
Birth? Oct 1523 North Petherton, Somerset, England
Marriage 31 OCT 1557 North Petherton, Somerset, Englandto Margaret Babb
Alt Marriage ABT 1560 to Helene Griffith
Marriage 1561 to Helene Griffith
Alt Marriage 1562 Englandto Helene Griffith
Death? 1566 London, London, England
Other?  No accepted father?


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Richard Edwardes (1523? - 1566) was an English poet and playwright; he was made a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, and was master of the singing boys. He was known for his comedies and interludes. He was also rumoured to be an illegitimate son of Henry VIII.

In 1566, Edwardes' Palamon and Arcite was performed before Elizabeth I at Oxford when the stage fell — three people died and five were injured as a result. Despite the tragic accident, the show continued to play that night.

Damon and Pythias (written in 1564, published in 1571), a comedy, is his only extant play.

Ten of Edwardes' poems appear in the first edition of the Paradise of Dainty Devices, though publisher Henry Disle says the poems are "written for the most part by M. [Master] Edwards." Edwardes possibly compiled the manuscript on which the Paradise of Dainty Devices is based.

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Disputed Lineages

The paternity of Richard Edwardes is a matter of active dispute. The candidates being Thomas Edwardes and Henry VIII. See this discussion.

References
  1.   Richard Edwardes, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. (Online: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.).
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