Henrietta Maria, Lady Davenant

On the death of Sir William Davenant , his widow took over the running of Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre; she managed it until the 1670s, and therefore presided over the debut of Aphra Behn .

Protests were raised against Lady Davenant for building a new theatre in Barbican, London.

The Duke's Company (now managed by Lady Davenant ) opened a splendid new theatre in Dorset Garden, London.