Hengist, King of Kent

This article is about the play by Thomas Middleton. For the figure from Anglo-Saxon legend, see Hengist and Horsa.

Hengist, King of Kent, or The Mayor of Quinborough is a Jacobean stage play by Thomas Middleton of the 1610s, but first published in 1661. Middleton's only overtly historical play, it tells the story of Saxon king Hengist during his wars against the Britons.

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