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Experience The Magic of The Theatre!

By Guest PostSeptember 27, 2012Culture, Entertainmentandrew lloyd webber, architect, art, bernard delfont, bing crosby, british theatre, cameron mackintosh, chronicle, edward stone, evolution, glenn miller, jack warner, london, lord, magical world, orchestra, prince edward, queen elizabeth, queensbury, renaissance, second, sir, style, talian deco, theatre, theatre royal, theatreland, theatres act, theatrical history, west end, william shakespeare, world war

The theatrical history of London’s West End stretches more than three and a half centuries. The first theatre in this area of London, the Theatre Royal opened in 1663 and housed small productions until it was destroyed by fire some years later. While still mainly a pastime of the aristocracy, appreciation for theatre was widespread. Productions occurred in courtyards of public houses, in churches and in small parks for all to enjoy.

In 1843 the passage of the Theatres Act allowed for more theatres to be established in the West End. Several of the venues you pass on the street in what the locals affectionately call “Theatreland” today were part of this movement. (more…)

Killing Kings

By Guest PostFebruary 2, 2011Culturebanquet, byzantine emperor, Cambridge University, charles, cold climates, criminologist, early middle ages, Europe, european kings, history, homicide, johann of swabia, john tzimiskes, killing kings, king of castile, manuel eisner, modern era, monarch, muhammed, murder, nikephoros, northumbria, norway, peter of castile, political elites, prince edward, Seville, soldier, sultan of granada, theophano, venetian doge, vitale michel, whitehall in central london, yusufI of granada

A new study by a Cambridge University criminologist reveals just how dangerous it was to be a monarch in Europe before the modern era.

On 30 January 1649 Charles I was executed on a balcony overlooking Whitehall in central London. A huge crowd, restrained by ranks of militia, gathered to witness his beheading. An eye witness reported that his severed head was thrown down and his hair cut off while soldiers dipped their swords in his blood. (more…)

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Experience The Magic of The Theatre!

Killing Kings