In November 1596, after Burbage
acquired a building for a new public theatre at Blackfriars, the name of the widowed Elizabeth Russell stood first on a petition by local residents to the Privy Council...
Timeline
Spring 1599: As soon as the danger of frost was over,...
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Spring 1599
As soon as the danger of frost was over, the Globe Theatre
was built,or re-built, in Southwark, south of the river in London, as a home for Shakespeare
's company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men
.
Rogers, Pat, editor. An Outline of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 1992.
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Dobson, Michael. “A Furtive Night’s Work”. London Review of Books, 20 Oct. 2005, pp. 7-8.
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Neill, Michael. “Glimpsed in the Glare”. London Revew of Books, Vol.
37
, No. 24, 17 Dec. 2015, pp. 39-41.
40
26 November 1607: Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear was registered...
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26 November 1607
Shakespeare
's tragedy King Lear was registered with the Stationers' Company
for publication in a quarto edition the following year.
Kay, Dennis. Shakespeare: His Life, Work, and Era. William Morrow, 1992.
313
Neill, Michael. “Glimpsed in the Glare”. London Revew of Books, Vol.
37
, No. 24, 17 Dec. 2015, pp. 39-41.
40
Before 29 June 1613: Henry VIII, by Shakespeare (probably with...
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Before 29 June 1613
Henry VIII, by Shakespeare
(probably with the collaboration of Fletcher
), had its first performance: when it was acted on this date, a fire broke out which destroyed the Globe Theatre
.
Kay, Dennis. Shakespeare: His Life, Work, and Era. William Morrow, 1992.
326
15 April 1644: The Globe Theatre in London, once the home...
Building item
15 April 1644
The Globe Theatre
in London, once the home of Shakespeare
's company, was demolished as part of the ongoing parliamentarian campaign against the theatres.
Purkiss, Diane. The English Civil War, A People’s History. Harper Perennial, 2007.