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Master of the revels
Revel Rev"el, n. [OF. revel rebellion, disorder, feast, sport. See Revel, v. i.] A feast with loose and noisy jollity; riotous festivity or merrymaking; a carousal. This day in mirth and revel to dispend. --Chaucer. Some men ruin . . . their bodies by incessant revels. --Rambler. Master of the revels, Revel master. Same as Lord of misrule, under Lord.

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- The Master of the Revels was the holder of a position within the English, and later the British, royal household, heading the "Revels Office" or "Office...
- Master of the Revels to both King Charles I and King Charles II, as well as a politician during both reigns. Baptised in July 1594, Herbert was the sixth...
- Master of the Revels: A Return to Neal Stephenson's D.O.D.O. is a 2021 science fiction time travel novel by Nicole Galland. It is a sequel to The Rise...
- Member of Parliament, government envoy to Queen Elizabeth I and Master of the Revels to King James I of England. He served in the war against the Spanish...
- 2017). "The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. reviewthe dark art of time travel". The Guardian. Retrieved August 12, 2017. "Master of the Revels". HarperCollins...
- as Master of the Revels to Queen Elizabeth and King James. He was responsible for the censorship of drama in England. He was also instrumental in the development...
- politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and became Master of the Revels. Astley was the son of John Astley, Master of the Jewel House and his...
- development for an expansion pack for Master of the Revels, Sadie produces it from home, programming in a likeness of Marx who recites soliloquies from Macbeth...
- Night's Dream (1596). In that play, he is the Master of the Revels at Theseus' court, meaning he is in charge of his lord's entertainments, making recommendations...
- (1535/6–1610), Master of the Revels to Queen Elizabeth and King James. Edmund Tilney's mother, Malyn, was implicated in the scandal surrounding the downfall of Queen...