William Davenant Is Imprisoned after Booth's Uprising
Poet involved
What happened
In August 1659 William Davenant was briefly imprisoned for his involvement in George Booth's Cheshire rising in favour of restoring monarchy. Davenant was a poet, playwright and theatre innovator. His political risk-taking occurred just before the collapse of the Commonwealth and the reopening of theatrical culture.
Literary impact
Davenant's life connects court masque, heroic drama and the survival of theatre under censorship. His imprisonment highlights how drama and politics remained entangled even before the Restoration playhouses returned.
Source: Wikipedia
