Globe Theatre, London: Return of the Bard
The Globe had a glorious but short career. Here many of Shakespeare’s plays made their debut. The Globe was built in 1601 in a part of London full of pickpockets and prostitutes. It was a popular theater, but in 1624, a prop cannon misfired during Henry VIII and burned the theater to the ground.
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The Globe was rebuilt, but to the Puritans, it was a hive of sin, a gambling house, and a brothel. They closed the theater in 1642 and replaced it with apartments. In 1994, the new Globe Theatre opened, and today, visitors can enjoy Shakespeare’s plays in their original glory, whether or not the Puritans would approve.
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