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17th-century disestablishments in England

  • Globe TheatreIn the winter of 1598, carpenter Peter Street and a group of players moved under cover of darkness. They dismantled an earlier playhouse called The Theatre…
  • Star ChamberThe first written reference to the Star Chamber appears in 1398 as the Sterred chambre. A more common form of the name emerged in 1422 as le Sterne-chamere.