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SAMUELPEPYS1633-1703PLAQUER

Samuel Pepys, Elizabeth I of England, John Evelyn, Davies Amphitheatre, London, and 2 others

Samuel Pepys · Diarist

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“On this site was built the Davies Amphitheatre 1662-1682 the last bear-baiting ring of Bankside visited by Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn. To the north from mid 16th century was the Bear Gardens, a bear-baiting ring visited by Queen Elizabeth I and replaced by The Hope Playhouse 1614-1656, built for plays and bear-baiting where Ben Jonson's play 'Bartholomew Fair' was first performed”

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1633-1703

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Bear Gardens, SE1

SE1

London Borough of Southwark

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People & Places Honored

  • Samuel Pepys

    diarist, Secretary of the Admiralty, President of the Royal Society, son of John Pepys, Member of Parliament, and Member of Parliament · (1633-1703)

  • Elizabeth I of England

    daughter of Henry VIII, Queen of England, half-sister of Mary I of England, and daughter of Anne Boleyn · (1533-1603)

  • John Evelyn

    diarist · (1620-1706)

  • Davies Amphitheatre, London

    amphitheatre, last bear-baiting ring of Bankside, and bear-baiting ring · (1662-1682)

  • Bear Gardens, London

    bear-baiting ring

  • Hope Playhouse, London

    playhouse · (1614-1656)

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