[1] Founded in approximately 1615 by Robert White,[2][3] the school was for aristocratic girls connected with the royal court, and they performed before Queen Anne in May 1617.
[4][5] The school taught basic reading and writing in English, and it is likely they covered other skills a lady was encouraged to acquire, in music, dance, and needlework.
Archival evidence for the school and its pupils beyond the published text of Robert White's masque is sparse.
[8] A masque was produced by the young women of Ladies Hall at Greenwich Palace in 1617, during the absence of James VI and I in Scotland.
[11] It has been suggested that it was subversive of the king's authority, after he refused to make Anna of Denmark regent in his absence.