A new theatre for the Royal Opera House opens in London to replace the first, burnt down in a fire in 1808

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18 sept. 1809

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Événement

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51.51° N, 0.12° W

Placé à : area around the building it links, Royal Opera House.

A new theatre for the Royal Opera House opens in London to replace the first, burnt down in a fire in 1808. The price increases lead to the Old Price Riots, which last for 64 days.

1809 riots in London

The Old Price Riots of 1809 were caused by rising prices at the new Theatre at Covent Garden, London, after the previous one had been destroyed by fire. Covent Garden was one of two "patent" theatres in London in the nineteenth century, along with Drury Lane. When Drury Lane was burned down, Covent Garden became the premiere theatre in that time.

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