... Magnificence and the John Rastell and John Heywood production, Gentleness and Nobility, emerge as explorations of issues urgent in the civic milieu: the theory and practice of governance and the ethics of oligarchy. Drapers’ Company London drama Tudor Skelton Rastell Heywood...

... Rastell Thomas More Early Theatre The Tudor Interlude Gentleness and Nobility 1529 The Reformation Parliament Fulgens and Lucrece The work generally known as Gentleness and Nobility presents a number of intriguing challenges for anyone trying to understand Heywood’s career...