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Queen Elizabeth was coronated into the British Throne in 1558. She outlawed and distasted religous drama during the start of her reign. Her father had seperated the religious figures into two churches, the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church.
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The Theatre opened in the year 1576 and became the first permanent theatre in London. It paved the way for many famous theatres such as the Globe Theatre.
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The Globe Theatre is built in London in the year 1599. Shakespeare's performances were mostly performed here. As he is a member of the Chamberlain's Men, he acted with them as a troupe. The Globe burned down in 1613 after a cannon was shot and set fire to the ceiling alighting the theatre.
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The Puritan revolution led to the closing of theatres in all England. The English civil war had broke out once again. The Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell executed King Charles I and exiled his heir.
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Jean Racine is considered by many as the King of French Renaissance Theater in the tragedy genre. His most renown works are Andromaque, Britannicus, Bajazet, and Phedre. He known to set his plays in various settings; from Imperial Rome to Contemporary Turkey.
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The First Theatre in all North America was built on 1716 in Williamsburg, Virginia. This event paved the way for many great American writers of literature and theater.
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A bill was passed in the continental congress discouraging and banning all forms of theatre.
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The United States of America officially declares it's independence from the British Empire on the 4th of July, 1776.
