On This Day 403 Years Ago – Shakespeare’s Globe destroyed by a canon!
On 29th June 1613 the famous Globe Theatre - part owned by William Shakespeare himself - was destroyed by fire - but not for the first or last time by all accounts due to the flammability of the materials used to construct the building and the carelessness of the usually drunken mob who watched the plays in very crowded conditions!
Eye witness account of Sir Henry Wotton on the Globe Theatre Fire
An eye-witness account account of the fire is given by Sir Henry Wotton, in a letter dated July Read more [...]
