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Correction: there wasn't a *specific* law against women going onstage, but women like Mary Frith were prosecuted for vague crimes like "indecency".

Tracks in this Playlist

Shakespeare's Biggest Hater
Why we know so little about the Globe Theatre
A Frankly Silly Beginner's Guide To Shakespeare
When Etymology Gets Stupid: Car Edition
Behold the mighty TIME BALL!
Hot shirtless minotaur action
Get free books from Dolly Parton
How did our ancestors get abortions?
How did our ancestors give birth?
Where can you see First World War bomb damage in London?
Horse-Drawn Buses
YouTube Shorts are going to change.
The Bloody History of Europe's First Kangaroo Painting
Staircases: Surprisingly Interesting
Murdoch v the Fascists
When Boycotts Don't Work
Swifties can't hold a candle to this Bing Crosby fan
I am writing a book again
The Shadowy Secret Society of Comedians
Shackshoone, aka John Newmoone
When did London water become drinkable?
What Can You Do When You're Replaced By Machines?
London's Best Bookshops
The Blob Monster Called London
How did the suffragette movement start?
Christopher Marlowe
London was a ghost town for centuries
What is London's oldest toilet?
What's the oldest school in London?
London's housing shortage
What did ordinary British people think about the American Revolution?
Foreign architecture styles in London
Digging Up Pants
What was life like in London after the Norman Conquest?
The Cult of the Clitoris
What is this statue doing in Trafalgar Square?
Masculinity Has Always Been "In Crisis"
Send me your London history questions
Privateers vs pirates: what's the difference?
I Climbed All Over A Pirate Ship in Central London
Watching Glassblowing For Free
Cocktails were different in the 1930s: The Savoy Cocktail Book
The Best-Selling Yiddish Anarchist Newspaper in Britain (For Now)
Perils of the Cherry Blossoms
Where can I see tulips in central London?
Riding the London Pneumatic Despatch Railway
Is wearing armour as hard as it looks?: The London History Show
How do you cover up the gaps in your suit of armour?
How To Make The "Subscribe" Button Actually Work
How many pieces are there in a suit of armour?
How much does a suit of armour weigh?
Knights couldn't move in their armour, right?
Chasing the Cherry Blossoms
so no one told you about the YMCA
The Gay History of Finsbury Square
Cycling Is A Pipeline To Feminism
So no one told you life was gonna be this way
The Wildest Pizza Express in London
We Learned Biology By Cutting Up Poor People: The London History Show
How To Make A Profit on Charity: Five Percent Philanthropy
We Didn't Start The Class War: The Tudor Homelessness Crisis
The Puppet Theatre On A Boat
How This Woman Survived Being Tortured At The Tower Of London
The Most Notorious Slave Ship In London: The Zong Massacre
What do George Orwell and Batman have in common?
Why Can't We Do A Facial Reconstruction On William Shakespeare?
MTV Cribs: The Royal Hospital For Seamen
Were The Victorians Really Shocked By Ankles?
Amazing Places In London That You Can't Visit: Nonsuch Palace
Sophia Duleep Singh, The Indian Suffragette Princess
Imprisoned For Getting Married
What's The Oldest Building In London?
Asexual History In London
Cyberattack!
Why Is It Called A Spelling "Bee"?
This Video Was Supposed To Be About Maps
The Pirate Ships At Tobacco Dock
300 Dead Dogs Underneath Hyde Park
How Many Universities Can One Man Get Into? James Arthur Harley
The London Museum Inside A Psychiatric Hospital
The British Empire Got A Jump Start From This Princess
How Much Torture Really Took Place At The Tower?
Henry VIII: Why Was He Like That?
How To Avoid Bad News: Advice From Noel Coward
10 Million Star Wars Books
The Peasants' Revolt
Shakespeare In Drag
Margaret Finch & The Norwood Traveller Camp
Why did Henry VIII Want A Son So Badly?
Anne of Cleves
The 5 Best Animal Statues In London
The First Aboriginal Australians To Discover Great Britain
Is The City of London Its Own Country?
Lie Back and Think of England
A History Of Divorce In Britain
How We Beat The Fascists Last Time
5 London Museums That Aren't The British Museum
"But Everyone Thought That Back Then!": Edward and Catherine Despard
Drawing Kpop Demon Hunters in the style of 16th century painter William Scrots
Everyone Has Lied To You About Henry VIII