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It's the summer of 1560 and we're in England, two years into the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
We're standing on a common, a stretch of open ground which anyone can venture onto without trespassing.
You, if you are a commoner, can even bring your sheep here to graze.
This particular common is called Moorfields, and it's in London.
The River Walbrook runs straight along its southern edge, held in line by the old Roman wall which marks the northern boundary of the city of London.
The wall is interrupted by a grand arched entrance called Moorgate, one of seven gates into the city.
Those dogs you can hear and from the nearby home for strays.
That's right, they had those even in the 1560s.