Shakespeare's Globe - Dedicated to Shakespeare and Shakepeare's London: Shakespeare's Globe is in fact long gone, the original Shakespeare's Globe that is. During a performance of Henry VIII in 1613, wadding from a stage cannon set fire to the thatched roof and the entire theatre burned to the ground. But this wasn't the cause of the demise of the first Globe theatre. It was closed by Puritans in 1642 and taken down 2 years later to make room for tenements. Fortunately for the many fans of … [Read more...]