The Battle of Hexham
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The Battle of Hexham
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The Battle of Hexham is a 1789 history play by the British writer George Colman the Younger. It is based around the 1464 Battle of Hexham, a decisive Yorkist victory during the War of the Roses. It revived Colman's career after the disappointment of his works following his earlier hit Inkle and Yarico. It premiered at the Haymarket Theatre in London on 11 August 1789 with a cast that included John Edwin and Maria Theresa Kemble. It helped reinvigorate the history genre. It combined a mixture of
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1789 play
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_Hexham
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2024-02-19T21:34:37Z
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