On this day in Tudor history, 19th February 1592, the Rose Theatre, an Elizabethan play house built by Philip Henslowe, was opened on Bankside in London.

 

Plays performed at the theatre included Shakespeare’s “Henry VI Part 1” and “Titus Andronicus”, Kyd’s “Spanish Tragedy”, and Marlowe’s “Doctor Faustus”, “The Jew of Malta” and “Tamburlaine the Great”. But, unfortunately, the Rose Theatre was abandoned by 1605.

 

Find out more about the Rose Theatre in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.

 

Documentary on the Rose Theatre - https://youtu.be/fMadA49qRlA

Rose Theatre website - http://www.rosetheatre.org.uk/ 

 

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/l-Xh1-cUads

 

Also on this day in Tudor history, 19th February 1547, King Edward VI had his coronation procession through the streets of London. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/UwabU2pySns 

 

You can find Claire at:

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