The reign of Queen Elizabthan I saw the first popular theatres built in London, putting on plays by great writers such as Marlowe, Shakespeare and Jonson. These sites provide more information about this era.
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- Records of Early English Drama (REED) Collection of Renaissance and Medieval drama and related works.
- Elizabethan Playhouses, Actors, and Audiences An overview of Elizabethan Theatre; covers regulation and licensing of plays, objections to playhouses, companies of actors, and composition and ownership of plays.
- Condemnation of Elizabethan Theater An examination of attempts by the Puritans and the London Corporation to shut down the theaters, as well as the royal protection which allowed the theaters to thrive.
- The Elizabethan Theatre An illustrated lecture on the development of the Elizabethan theatre, covering both playhouses and the dramas performed.
- Biographical Index of English Drama Before 1660 Detailed listing of people involved with the Early modern theatre.
- 16th Century Theatre Database An archive of articles on sixteenth century theatre.
- Poems by 16th Century Dramatists An index of poems by some of the most important dramatists of the sixteenth century, including William Shakespeare, Torquato Tasso, and Lope de Vega.
- Shakespeare's Stage Examines the development of the theatres and stages from Medieval drama to Shakespeare's time.
- British Graduate Shakespeare Conference Details of the annual Conference, at the Shakespeare Institute Stratford where postgraduate students submit work on Shakespeare and his contemporary dramatists. Includes the text of papers delivered.