'Great halls' presentation slideshows

Dug In: Castles and Keeps

Dug In: Castles and Keeps. Dover Castle, England, 1154-89, outer curtain walls early 13 th cen. . Traditional histories on castle architecture start with castles as feats of military engineering and ends with castles as high-status country manors. Is this the whole story ?.

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Shakespeare: A Man Not of an Age, but of all Time

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Elizabeth I reigned from 1558 to 1603

Elizabeth I reigned from 1558 to 1603. Strolling players were groups of wandering actors who performed in barns and the courtyards of inns. Fearing these actors spread the plague, a 1572 law banned such groups. Theatre in London was first performed in these inn-yards.

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