First Published: March 2004
Revised (substantive): 7 July 2025
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Margaret Cavendish in THE PLAYERS section
[ “Rethinking ‘Mad Madge’” ]
[ Click/tap here to open a second-window aside with complete text of the Athenian Mercury quote — which includes the first printed reference to “mad Madge of Newcastle.” ]