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Philip henslowe diary of the dead
Philip Henslowe
16th/17th-century English theatrical entrepreneur and impresario
"Henslowe" redirects here. For the composer, see Francis Hartwell Henslowe.
Philip Henslowe[1] (c. 1550 – 6 January 1616) was an Elizabethan theatrical entrepreneur and impresario.
Henslowe's modern reputation rests on the survival of his diary, a primary source for information about the theatrical world of Renaissance London.
Life
Henslowe was born in Lindfield, Sussex, into a family with roots in Devon.
His father, Edmund Henslowe, was appointed Master of the Game for Ashdown Forest, Sussex, from 1539 until his death in 1562.
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Before Edmund Henslowe's death, his daughter Margaret had married Ralf Hogge, an ironmaster.
By the 1570s, Henslowe had moved to London, becoming a member of the Dyers' Company. Henslowe is recorded working as assistant to Henry Woodward, reputed to be the bailiff for Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu, owner of Cowdray House and Battle Abbey in Su