page_title: Thomas Legge
hierarchical_section_title: Thomas Legge
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of English dramatist Thomas Legge, L.L.D., by Sylvester Harding. Brush drawing in grey wash, with pen and grey ink. 111 mm x 81 mm. Courtesy of the British Museum, London.
context_page_description: Thomas Legge was an English playwright, prominently known for his play Richardus Tertius, which is considered to be the first history play written in England.
context_section_description: Thomas Legge (/lɛɡ/; 1535 – 12 July 1607) was an English playwright, prominently known for his play Richardus Tertius, which is considered to be the first history play written in England.
caption: Portrait of Thomas Legge by Sylvester Harding
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