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The Hope Theatre was one of the theatres built in and around London for the presentation of plays in English Renaissance theatre, comparable to the Globe, the Curtain, the Swan, and other famous theatres of the era. [1]

31 relations: Andrew Gurr, Bankside, Bartholomew Fair (play), Bear-baiting, Beargarden, Ben Jonson, Boxing, City of London, Cockpit Theatre, Commonwealth of England, Curtain Theatre, Edward Alleyn, English Civil War, English Renaissance theatre, F. E. Halliday, Globe Theatre, John Stow, Joseph Quincy Adams Jr., Lady Elizabeth's Men, London, Philip Henslowe, Prince Charles's Men, Project Gutenberg, Restoration (England), River Thames, Samuel Pepys, Smithfield, London, Southwark, The Clink, The Swan (theatre), Thomas Pride.

Andrew Gurr

Andrew John Gurr (born 23 December 1936) is a contemporary literary scholar who specializes in William Shakespeare and English Renaissance theatre.

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Bankside

Bankside is a district of London, England, and part of the London Borough of Southwark.

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Bartholomew Fair (play)

Bartholomew Fair is a Jacobean comedy in five acts by Ben Jonson.

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Bear-baiting

Bear-baiting is a blood sport involving the worrying or tormenting (baiting) of bears.

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Beargarden

The Beargarden or Bear Pit was the facility for bear-baiting, bull-baiting, and other "animal sports" in the London area during the 16th and 17th centuries, from the Elizabethan era to the English Restoration period.

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Ben Jonson

Benjamin Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – 6 August 1637) was an English playwright, poet, actor, and literary critic, whose artistry exerted a lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy.

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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring.

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City of London

The City of London is a city and county that contains the historic centre and the primary central business district (CBD) of London.

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Cockpit Theatre

The Cockpit was a theatre in London, operating from 1616 to around 1665.

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Commonwealth of England

The Commonwealth was the period from 1649 to 1660 when England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, was ruled as a republic following the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and execution of Charles I. The republic's existence was declared through "An Act declaring England to be a Commonwealth", adopted by the Rump Parliament on 19 May 1649.

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Curtain Theatre

The Curtain Theatre was an Elizabethan playhouse located in Hewett Street, Shoreditch (part of the modern London Borough of Hackney), just outside the City of London.

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Edward Alleyn

Edward "Ned" Alleyn (1 September 1566 – 25 November 1626) was an English actor who was a major figure of the Elizabethan theatre and founder of Dulwich College and Alleyn's School.

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English Civil War

The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") over, principally, the manner of England's governance.

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English Renaissance theatre

English Renaissance theatre—also known as early modern English theatre and Elizabethan theatre—refers to the theatre of England between 1562 and 1642.

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F. E. Halliday

Frank Ernest Halliday (10 February 1903 – 26 March 1982) was an English academic and author.

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Globe Theatre

The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare.

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John Stow

John Stow (also Stowe; 1524/25 – 5 April 1605) was an English historian and antiquarian.

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Joseph Quincy Adams Jr.

Joseph Quincy Adams Jr. (March 23, 1880 – November 10, 1946) was a prominent Shakespeare scholar and the first officially appointed director of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. Adams, a scion of the famous Adams family that produced two American Presidents, John Adams and John Quincy Adams, was born in Greenville, South Carolina, the son of a Rev.

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Lady Elizabeth's Men

The Lady Elizabeth's Men, or Princess Elizabeth's Men, was a company of actors in Jacobean London, formed under the patronage of King James I's daughter Princess Elizabeth.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Philip Henslowe

Philip Henslowe (c. 1550 – 6 January 1616) was an Elizabethan theatrical entrepreneur and impresario.

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Prince Charles's Men

Prince Charles's Men (known as the Duke of York's Men from 1608 to 1612) was a playing company or troupe of actors in Jacobean and Caroline England.

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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg (PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks".

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Restoration (England)

The Restoration of the English monarchy took place in the Stuart period.

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River Thames

The River Thames is a river that flows through southern England, most notably through London.

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Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament who is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man.

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Smithfield, London

Smithfield is a locality in the ward of Farringdon Without situated at the City of London's northwest in central London, England.

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Southwark

Southwark is a district of Central London and part of the London Borough of Southwark.

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The Clink

The Clink was a prison in Southwark, England, which operated from the 12th century until 1780.

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The Swan (theatre)

. The Swan was a theatre in Southwark, London, England, built in 1595 on top of a previously standing structure, during the first half of William Shakespeare's career.

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Thomas Pride

General Sir Thomas Pride (died 23 October 1658) was a parliamentarian commander in the Civil War, best known as one of the Regicides of King Charles I and as the instigator of "Pride's Purge".

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Theatre

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