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Period: to
Commonwealth Period
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Nell Gwynn is born
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The Siege of Rhodes
presented by William Davenant -
Cromwell dies
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Davenant and Killigrew get patents
King's Company and Duke's Company -
Period: to
Restoration
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Lincoln's Inn Fields
converted tennis court -
Drury Lane Version 1
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Davenant and Killigrew have a monopoly
it's official -
Nell Gwynn joins Killigrew's company
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PLAGUE!
ew. -
FIRE!
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John Dryden named poet laureate
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William Davenant dies
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Nell Gwynne hooks up with King Charles II
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Nell Gwynn retires
at 21! -
Dorset Gardens
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Drury Lane 1 burns down
ah! -
Drury Lane Version 2 Opens
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The Country Wife by William Wycherley
Written and Produced -
Drury Lane closes
because Killigrew sucks at his job -
The Rover by Aphra Behn
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Davenant and Killigrew's companies combine
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Drury Lane 2 Re-Opens
Thanks, Tom Betterton! -
Betterton co-manages the new United Company
at Drury lane -
Charles II succeeded by James II
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Nell Gwynn dies
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Mary II succeeds James II
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Aphra Behn dies
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The Female Wits jump into action
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Betterton leads revolt and leaves Drury Lane
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A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage
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John Dryden dies
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The Way of the World by William Congreve
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Anne crowned as Queen of England
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Betterton's company folds
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Drury Lane 2 Closes
because Christopher Rich sucks at his job