Henry VIII

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June 30, 1613

Letter describing the burning of the Globe during a performance of Henry VIII

The Globe went up in flames on June 29, 1613, a newsworthy event mentioned in numerous contemporary accounts. In his weekly letter to his former student Sir Thomas Puckering, Thomas Lorkin notes that it burned down during a performance of Shakespeare’s Henry VIII.

July 2, 1613 (reproduced here in print, 1661)

Sir Henry Wotton writes to Sir Edmund Bacon: discusses the burning of the Globe

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1615

Howes' emendations to John Stow's Annals: refers to Shakespeare by name

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November 8, 1623

Stationers' Register entry for the First Folio (16 of Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies)

The First Folio, which represents the first printed collection of 16 of Shakespeare’s plays, was entered into Liber D of the Stationers' Company on November 8, 1623.