Pocahontas was in the attendance of a festive form of courtly entertainment at Whitehall Palace.
The masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment that flourished in 16th - and early 17th-century Europe , though it was developed earlier in Italy , in forms including the intermedio -LRB- a public version of the masque was the pageant -RRB- .. courtly. Noble court. entertainment. entertainment. Italy. Italy. intermedio. intermedio. pageant. medieval pageant. A masque involved music and dancing , singing and acting , within an elaborate stage design , in which the architectural framing and costumes might be designed by a renowned architect , to present a deferential allegory flattering to the patron .. stage design. stage design. Professional actors and musicians were hired for the speaking and singing parts .. Often the masquers , who did not speak or sing , were courtiers  : the English queen Anne of Denmark frequently danced with her ladies in masques between 1603 and 1611 , and Henry VIII and Charles I of England performed in the masques at their courts .. Anne of Denmark. Anne of Denmark. Henry VIII. Henry VIII of England. Charles I of England. Charles I of England. In the tradition of masque , Louis XIV of France danced in ballets at Versailles with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully .. Louis XIV of France. Louis XIV of France. Versailles. Palace of Versailles. Jean-Baptiste Lully. Jean-Baptiste Lully