I'd have thought it beyond possibility, but routine building work in Southwark has uncovered the yard, at least, of the Curtain Theatre where, for example, Shakespeare's Henry V had its premiere. Nobody could put a pin in a map and say where it was until now, and suddenly there's cobbles and a ground plan emerging.
BBC News - Shakespeare's Curtain Theatre remains found
The very first time an actor stood in front of an audience and asked"Can this cockpit hold
the vasty fields of France? Or may we cram
Within this wooden O the very casques
that did affright the air at Agincourt?"
he was on stage at the Curtain.
The Curtain Theatre
The Curtain Theatre
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
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When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
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The Curtain Theatre
Every time I have thought in the past, "That's it. There can't possibly be any really amazing finds left in Britain," they come up with a new one. What next? Camelot, complete with "Welcome to Camelot. Please ride with care" sign?The crowd: "Yes! We are all individuals!"
Lone voice: "I'm not."
Lone voice: "I'm not."
The Curtain Theatre
Somewhere in the Welsh hills there's a cavern, you know, with a dozen long-gone men in chain-mail waiting for a shaft of light to call them back and rescue the nation. What they'd make of the current Establishment I've no idea but I can't see Miliband making much of an impression on them.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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Clodhopper
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The Curtain Theatre
And Merlin rebuilt Stonehenge with magic and music and the Devil hunts Dartmoor with his pack of Hellhounds when the storm winds blow.
Thinking about monarchs of that period, the truly outstanding one to me is Alfred. Without him, England would never have been born and we'd have been the West Danes or something. And for someone at that time in those circumstances to be so concerned about matters of culture, education and law is just amazing. If I could pick the next big find, it would be something to do with Alfred.
Thinking about monarchs of that period, the truly outstanding one to me is Alfred. Without him, England would never have been born and we'd have been the West Danes or something. And for someone at that time in those circumstances to be so concerned about matters of culture, education and law is just amazing. If I could pick the next big find, it would be something to do with Alfred.
The crowd: "Yes! We are all individuals!"
Lone voice: "I'm not."
Lone voice: "I'm not."
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Accountable
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The Curtain Theatre
I like the headline. "Shakespeare's Curtain Theatre remains found".
Do they expect they'll lose it again? :wah:
Seriously, I love this stuff. Time capsules. Gateways to our past. It makes one wonder, though, what of our society will be lost then found hundreds of years later.
Do they expect they'll lose it again? :wah:
Seriously, I love this stuff. Time capsules. Gateways to our past. It makes one wonder, though, what of our society will be lost then found hundreds of years later.