The King took over patronage of the Company, so they became the servants of his Majesty, or more familiarly The King's Men.
The King's Men
Shakespeare's acting company was first known as Lord Chamberlain's Men. The name was changed to The Kings Men in 1603 when King James I ascended the throne and became the company's patron.
They got a new patron. Originally their patron was Henry Carey, the Lord Chamberlain. After Queen Elizabeth's death in 1603, their patron was the King, James I. All Elizabethan theatre companies were the name of the patron and then "Men"; when the patron changed, the name changed.
Formed in 1594, the company was The Lord Chamberlain's Men. In 1603, it became The King's Men.
The Lord Chamberlain's Men became The King's Men.
The King's Men
Shakespeare's acting company was first known as Lord Chamberlain's Men. The name was changed to The Kings Men in 1603 when King James I ascended the throne and became the company's patron.
1603
They got a new patron. Originally their patron was Henry Carey, the Lord Chamberlain. After Queen Elizabeth's death in 1603, their patron was the King, James I. All Elizabethan theatre companies were the name of the patron and then "Men"; when the patron changed, the name changed.
Formed in 1594, the company was The Lord Chamberlain's Men. In 1603, it became The King's Men.
The Lord Chamberlain's Men became The King's Men.
In 1603, The Lord Chamberlain's Men became The King's Men.
Queen Elizabeth the First until 1603, and then James the First.
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (1564-1566), George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon (1566-1603), King James I (1603-1625), King Charles I (1625-1642).
It was called the Lord Chamberlain's Men to 1603, and thereafter The King's Men until Shakespeare retired in 1613. I don't know where you get 1608 from.
no he did not.
The King's Men. All of the major theatre companies were sponsored by members of the royal family, unlike in Queen Elizabeth's time, when most of them were sponsored by various nobles.