William Prynne. a Puritan lawyer. was pilloried. In 1634. he was sentenced to a fine and a cane for a pamphlet against plays titled ""Histriomastix."" Prynne claimed that actresses were simply prostitutes. a tactless remark given that the wife of Charles I. Queen Henrietta Maria. was appearing in a masque at the time. England. digital reproduction of a historical original.
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William Prynne. a Puritan lawyer. was pilloried. In 1634. he was sentenced to a fine and a cane for a pamphlet against plays titled ""Histriomastix."" Prynne claimed that actresses were simply prostitutes. a tactless remark given that the wife of Charles I. Queen Henrietta Maria. was appearing in a masque at the time. England. digital reproduction of a historical original.

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