What was London like in the 1500s?

Answer 1

Many described it as filled with roaming orphans, thievery, drunken citizens and brutality of the ones in power.

This is how it was also described in Oliver Twist .

But to others London was an exciting place to live filled with amusement.

The main Attractions came when the Globe Theatre was built in 1599 where you could catch the new stage plays.

Another sight was the London Bridge which stretched across the River Thames.

Shops then began to fill across the river which was a place for shop owners to haggle with their customers.

Under Queen Elizabeth the first the city became a prosperous centre of commerce.

The city was diseased and unsanitary, and rats carrying bubonic plague thrived in it. Outbreaks usually occurred in the summer, and at such times the royals hurriedly retreated to the countryside. Physicians such as William Gilbert had their hands full, but they could do very little and were much unaware of the role of the rats. Gilbert, appointed royal physician in 1601, died too of the plague in 1603.

Shakespeare's creative genius was recognised famously in 1600. He put on his plays in the Globe theatre, a ring-shaped structure built in 1599 on the banks of the Thames from the remains of an earlier theatre.

Theatre became increasingly popular during Shakespeare's life. Public performances caused crowds and crowds could prove a little dangerous. With so many closely together it could spread disease much quicker and possibly create mobs. Many disliked these performances, however, Queen Elizabeth loved playerts and approved of them.

Answer 2

The Black death broke out and a little later there was the Great fire of London.

Answer 3

It was pretty awesome

Answer 4

boring as there was no wifi