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29th June 1613: The Globe Theatre in London burns to the ground

  • 29th June 2020
  • Tagged as: Culture, England, Fire, London, Renaissance, Restoration, Shakespeare, Theatre

The Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground during a performance of Henry VIII.

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8th December 1660: The first woman appears on a professional stage in England in Othello

  • 8th December 2019
  • Tagged as: Charles II, Culture, Drama, Equality, Gender, Restoration, Shakespeare, Theatre, Women

Theatre in England had been banned by the Puritan Long Parliament in 1642 but, following the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II, the ban was lifted.

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2nd September 1666: Great Fire of London starts in Pudding Lane

  • 2nd September 2019
  • Tagged as: Britain, Charles II, City, Destruction, England, Fire, London, Restoration

Beginning at a bakery in Pudding Lane, the catastrophic fire blazed for more than three days and destroyed over 13,000 houses, churches and government buildings.

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