They took the name of their patron; when the patron changed from the Lord Chamberlain to the King they changed from the Lord Chamberlain's Men to the King's Men
The one acting company he belonged to for most of his career (1594-1613) had two names: The Lord Chamberlain's Men and The King's Men. But it was the same company. He probably worked for one or more...
During the life of Queen Elizabeth, it was the Lord Chamberlain's company. After her death in 1603, her successor, James I, became the company's patron, and it became known as the King's Company.
Elizabethan acting companies took the names of their patrons--by law, no acting company could exist unless it was sponsored by a noble or royal patron. This was automatic; neither Shakespeare nor...
It was a new company in 1594, made up of men from other companies, especially Lord Strange's. Shakespeare had possibly been with Pembroke's before he hooked up with the group that became the Lord...
When the company was formed in 1594 it was under the patronage of the Lord Chamberlain, Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, and so it was called the Lord Chamberlain's Men. In 1603, King James I became...