the Puritan 'rump' Parliament closed them because 1642 was the start of the English Civil war. Puritan views of the theater were very negative because they felt (not all and there are many other reasons) that the drinking/killing/lying done by the actors on stage was contagious and would infect the crowd. hope that helped.
No it wasn't.
The puritans closed it down along with all the other theaters in London
Puritans Actually, 1942 was during WWII. The Puritans closed the theaters in 1642.
Theaters were closed regularly, as a matter of public health, whenever there was plague. The Puritan Parliament closed the theaters permanently in 1642. They remained closed until the Restoration in 1660.
The Globe Theatre was closed by the Puritans in 1642, during the English Civil War. The Puritan government deemed plays immoral and closed all theaters in London, leading to the Globe's eventual demolition in 1644.
No it wasn't.
The English Civil War, which lasted from 1642 to 1651, was responsible for slowing the number of settlers to New England.
1642-1646
The puritans closed it down along with all the other theaters in London
Puritans Actually, 1942 was during WWII. The Puritans closed the theaters in 1642.
Theaters were closed regularly, as a matter of public health, whenever there was plague. The Puritan Parliament closed the theaters permanently in 1642. They remained closed until the Restoration in 1660.
December 25, 1642 in Woolsthorpe, England
The first expedition was in 1642
No, women were not allowed onstage in England until the Restoration in 1660, eighteen years after the Puritans closed the theaters in 1642 and forty-four years after Shakespeare died in 1616. On the continent, in France and Italy, actresses were common in Shakespeare's day, but when they came on tour to England, the English people were outraged.
King Charles The First (King of England) 1600 to 1649
Newton was born in Woolsthorpe, England on 25 December 1642.
Sir Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day, 1642 in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England