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#685: Spend a Few Seconds at the London Stone

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The London Stone lies hidden behind a rusting metal grate on Cannon Street, off-limits behind a dirty glass window. Oblivious office workers and tourists rush past, unaware that a piece of London’s history awaits discovery. But is this mysterious slab even worth your time in this state? I’m not going to pretend — sometimes these 1000 London Things are not glamorous. Sometimes they lead you to wander around the City, and once you …

#195: All the World’s a Stage at Shakespeare’s Globe

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It’s called Shakespeare’s Globe, but it’s not Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. The Globe Theatre of Shakespeare’s day is long gone, burnt to the ground during a performance of Henry VIII more than 400 years ago in 1613. A cannon fired from the stage lit the matchstick-like thatch roof on fire. Although the theatre was quickly rebuilt the next year on the old foundations, Puritans in Parliament shut the theatre down and demolished …