Largely thanks to him, the lord chamberlain's censoring hand was lifted from the theatre.

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November 1958: The Lord Chamberlain's ban on plays with homosexual themes is lifted, allowing representation in theatre and cinema.

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He received the gold master-keys of the Tower from the Lord Chamberlain, symbolising his responsibility for the royal palace.

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In 1603, when Queen Elizabeth died and James I took over, James made the Lord Chamberlain's Men his own, renaming them the King's Men.

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For a time, only two survived: the Lord Chamberlain's Men (named for its royal patron, the lord chamberlain Henry Carey, Queen Elizabeth's powerful cousin) and the Lord Admiral's Men.

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He said the open-air theatre was one of London's first dedicated playhouses and it was here that a young William Shakespeare performed as part of The Lord Chamberlain's Men company of players, and had his first plays performed.

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To help pay the increase the Lord Chamberlain's Men had to do something theater companies usually were loath to: They sold publication rights to four of their most popular plays, all by Shakespeare--Richard III, Richard II, Henry IV and Love's Labour's Lost.

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Control of the Palace of Westminster and its precincts was for centuries exercised by the Queen's representative, the Lord Great Chamberlain.

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Certain ceremonial rooms continue to be controlled by the Lord Great Chamberlain.

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The guests included David Lloyd George, Winston Churchill, Austen Chamberlain (a former Chancellor of the Exchequer), and Lord Birkenhead, until recently Lord Chancellor.

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