the kings men
They did not. They were formed as the Lord Chamberlain's Men in 1594. Their name changed to the King's Men (they did not have any choice in their name) when the King became their patron nine years later in 1603.
The Lord Chamberlain's men changed their name because they gained the patronage of the reigning monarch King James I thus becoming The King's Men.
Shakespeare did not make the change. Even if the company could have the right to change the name, Shakespeare did not have the right to speak for the company--Richard Burbage was its leader not Shakespeare. The name was changed by King James I. When he came to the throne, he took over patronage of the company. When the patron changed, the name changed.
It didn't. The Lord Chamberlain's Men was not a theatre. It was a company of actors and other men who put on plays. They were formed in 1594. They took their name from their patron--by law, acting companies of this kind had to have a patron--who was the Lord Chamberlain. In 1603, they got a new patron and a new name, although it was still the same group of actors. Their new patron was King James I, and so their new name was The King's Men. There never was such a thing as the King's Men Theatre.
The owners of the Globe theatre were all members of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, including Richard and Cuthbert Burbage and William Shakespeare.
They are more commonly remembered as the King's Men.
They did not. They were formed as the Lord Chamberlain's Men in 1594. Their name changed to the King's Men (they did not have any choice in their name) when the King became their patron nine years later in 1603.
Lord Chamberlains men
He joined the Lord Chamberlains men which later changed their name to the Kings Men.
The Lord Chamberlain's men changed their name because they gained the patronage of the reigning monarch King James I thus becoming The King's Men.
no there not sorry
They were a theatre company. They put on plays.
Lord Chamberlains Men
Shakespeare did not make the change. Even if the company could have the right to change the name, Shakespeare did not have the right to speak for the company--Richard Burbage was its leader not Shakespeare. The name was changed by King James I. When he came to the throne, he took over patronage of the company. When the patron changed, the name changed.
It didn't. The Lord Chamberlain's Men was not a theatre. It was a company of actors and other men who put on plays. They were formed in 1594. They took their name from their patron--by law, acting companies of this kind had to have a patron--who was the Lord Chamberlain. In 1603, they got a new patron and a new name, although it was still the same group of actors. Their new patron was King James I, and so their new name was The King's Men. There never was such a thing as the King's Men Theatre.
The owners of the Globe theatre were all members of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, including Richard and Cuthbert Burbage and William Shakespeare.
They were the acting company with which he was associated for nearly twenty years.