Manuscripts
King Henry The Third; or, England Preserv'd. Historical play, 5 acts. George Watson-Taylor
- Description
No application. Prod. (as England Preserved) C.G., Feb. 26, 1795.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Feb. 15; prologue; cast. Comp. England Preserved, 1795 (Dev 8vo 65): slight differences in Acts I-III; more numerous differences in Acts IV and V.
- Production date
- 1737-1824.
- Call number
- LA 1057
- Provenance
- Purchased with the Ellesmere collection from John Francis Granville Scroop Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere, through the agency of George D. Smith and Sotheby's of London, 1917. The collection was purchased by John Payne Collier. In 1853, he sold it to Francis Egerton, Viscount Brackley and 1st Earl of Ellesmere (1800-1857).
- Associated organization
- Great Britain.
