Questions for the final exam
Below is a “long list” of questions for the final exam. I will choose nine of them to appear on the final exam, and you will have to write on three of those nine. These are meant to guide your study throughout the term.
How did new technologies change life in London between 1500 and 1900?
How did relations between London and the rest of Britain develop between 1500 and 1900?
How did changing patterns of international trade and relations affect the daily life of Londoners between 1500 and 1900?
How did relations between London and the monarchy develop between 1500 and 1900?
How did the class structure of London change between 1500 and 1900?
How did the institutions shaping and regulating business and economic life in London develop between 1500 and 1900?
How did the physical geography of London change between 1500 and 1900?
How did the role of women in London life develop between 1500 and 1900?
How did immigration and emigration affect London life between 1500 and 1900?
What was it like to be poor in London in 1500? How did the experience of poverty change over the next 400 years?
How did the government of London develop between 1500 and 1900?
How did the food and drink of Londoners develop between 1500 and 1900? How do these developments illustrate wider changes in London’s cultural and economic life?
How did consumer culture emerge in London between 1500 and 1900? How do these developments illustrate wider changes in London’s cultural and economic life?
How did retailing develop in London between 1500 and 1900? How do these developments illustrate wider changes in London’s cultural and economic life?
How did the creative and entertainment industries develop in London between 1500 and 1900? How do these developments illustrate wider changes in London’s cultural and economic life?
How did manufacturing develop in London between 1500 and 1900? How do these developments illustrate wider changes in London’s cultural and economic life?
How did education develop in London between 1500 and 1900? How do these developments illustrate wider changes in London’s cultural and economic life?
What were the primary factors in London’s growth in size, population, and wealth between 1500 and 1900?
