Which theatre was accidentally set alight by a cannon, fired to mark the king’s entrance onstage during a performance of Shakespeare’s Henry VIII in 1613?

Which theatre was accidentally set alight by a cannon, fired to mark the king’s entrance onstage during a performance of Shakespeare’s Henry VIII in 1613? Correct Answer Globe Theatre

The Globe Theatre in London was the place in which the plays of William Shakespeare were performed after 1599. In 1613, during a performance of Henry VIII, the thatch of the Globe was accidentally set alight by a cannon, fired to mark the king’s entrance onstage in a scene at Cardinal Wolsey’s palace. The entire theatre was destroyed within the hour.
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