King Henry II and the Miller of Mansfield

"The King and the Miller of Mansfield" / C., A. 'English Historical Ballads. No. II.—King Henry and the Miller of Mansfield', The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1839), pp. 177-79; see p. 177.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-10-11. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-05-20.

Editions

Scholarly and literary

• Child, Francis James, ed.; [Kittredge, G. L.], ed.; [Ireland, Catharine Innes], bibl. The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Boston and New York; Cambridge, Massachusetts; London, ©1882-98), vol. V, pp. 84-87.

Adaptations

Dodsley, Robert – The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

• 1788
  • March 29
  • April 22, 26

Covent-Garden Company, at Mr. Colman's Theatre, Hay-Market

• 1809
  • May 1

Various adaptations

• C., A. 'English Historical Ballads. No. II.—King Henry and the Miller of Mansfield', The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1839), pp. 177-79.

Notes

King and subject tales

International analogues