Globe Theatre

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Family and Intimate relationships Anne Bacon
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...

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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.
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, No. 24, 17 Dec. 2015, pp. 39-41.
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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.
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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

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.
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15 April 1644: The Globe Theatre in London, once the home...

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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.
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