Tudor Deptford
Henry VII established a Royal Dockyard at Deptford in 1513, which became the largest dockyard in the country due to its proximity to the Royal
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Maps of Tudor London
There are two main sources of maps of Tudor London: Agas map and the Civitates Orbis Terrarum map (Civitates map for short). The Agas map
Henry VIII’s gifts to Anne Boleyn
Henry’s First Gift to Anne Boleyn One of Henry’s first gifts to Anne, and perhaps one of the more unusual, was a mini gold pistol-shaped
The surprising histories of Borough’s street names
The street names around Borough Market have unusual histories behind them. From medieval brothels to Dicken’s villains, Bankside continues to surprise. Borough and Bankside have
St Katharine Cree a Survivor From Before the Great Fire
St Katharine Cree is one of the few City churches to have survived the Great Fire of 1666. It is situated on Leadenhall Street in
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in Southwark, is one of the most iconic performance spaces in the world and is known as one of the most important
Shakespeare Wasn’t Good Enough
William Shakespeare is one of the most celebrated writers in the English language. Born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, he began his career as an actor
Richard Tarleton – An Elizabethan Clown
Richard Tarleton was the most famous clown of the Elizabethan age. He had a gift of pleasing the groundlings of the Curtain theatre in Shoreditch
Why did the Globe Theatre close?
Shakespeare’s and John Fletcher’s Henry VIII was originally a script called “All is True”, which was a historical thriller. The play was based on the
London’s First Theatre
Well, London’s first two theatres were built in Shoreditch. The first theatre was built in 1576 and was called The Theatre, not only London’s first
