Overview
Character Name
The Historian
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Spoken
Time & Place
England. Medieval period.
Analysis
The Historian is the rather dry, factual narrator of the story. He pops up, sporadically, throughout Spamalot to recount scenes and comment on characters, with a touch of Pythonian sarcasm. The actor who plays this role is usually also cast as Prince Herbert, Not Dead Fred,
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