History of London 2 (0)

Liis Toomsalu
QUESTIONS part 2
1: How many people died in the Great Fire of 1666 ?
The death toll from the fire is unknown and is traditionally thought to have been small, as only a few verified deaths were recorded. This reasoning has recently been challenged on the grounds that the deaths of poor and middle - class people were not recorded anywhere, and that the heat of the fire may have cremated many victims, leaving no recognizable remains.
2: How was the fire finally mastered?
The battle to quench the fire is considered to have been won by two factors: the strong east winds died down, and the Tower of London garrison used gunpowder to create effective firebreaks to halt further spread eastward.
3: What did the Rebuilding of London Act 1666 say about bricks ?
That houses must be made out of bricks or stones.
4: Who was appointed to rebuild St. Paul’s Cathedral and the ruined parish churches?
Sir Christopher Wren
5: When was the Bank of England founded ?
It was established in 1694 (27 July ).
6: When did Lloyd’s of London begin to operate?
The Society of Lloyd's was incorporated by Lloyd's Act 1871.
7: Why did William III build Kensington Palace ?
Because the King wanted a residence near London but away from the smoky air of the capital, because he was asthmatic.
8: Which king bought Buckingham Palace from the Duke of Buckingham?
George III (George William Frederick )
9: What was important about coffee houses in the 18th century ?
A phenomenon of 18th century London was the coffee house, which became a popular place to debate ideas. Growing literacy and the development of the printing press meant that news became widely available.
10: Which street became the center of the embryonic press during the 18th century?
Fleet street
 11: What were the Bow Street Runners and when were they established?
The Bow Street Runners were established in 1750 as a professional police force .
12: What was a common way to punish criminals during this time and how was it done ?
Penalties for crime were harsh, with the death penalty being applied for fairly minor crimes. Public hangings were common in London, and were popular public events. The death sentence could be passed for picking pockets, stealing bread or cutting down a tree. Minor crime was punished by being sent to prisons, sometimes transported abroad for theft , whipped in public.
13: What was the second bridge to be built over the Thames and when was it built?
In 1750 Westminster Bridge was opened, and, for the first time in history, London Bridge, in a sense, had a rival.
14: How much did the population of London grow from 1800 to 1900?
Its population expanded from 1 million in 1800 to 6.7 million a century later .
15: What was London’s rank in the world during the 19th century?
London was the largest city in the world until it was beaten by New York in 1925.
16: Which 2 cities challenged its dominance towards the end of the 19th century?
Paris and New York
17: Which famous writer wrote about London’s poor (Oliver Twist)?
Charles Dickens
18: When were the Metropolitan Police established and what were their two nicknames?
In 1829 and the force gained the nickname of "bobbies" or "peelers" named after Robert Peel.
19: When did the first railway to be built in London open ?
The first railway to be built in London was the London and Greenwich Railway a short line from London Bridge to Greenwich, which opened in 1836.
20: What effects did the railways have on London?
A new network of metropolitan railways allowed for the development of suburbs in neighboring counties from which middle-class and wealthy people could commute to the centre . While this spurred the massive outward growth of the city, the growth of greater London also exacerbated the class divide, as the wealthier classes emigrated to the suburbs, leaving the poor to inhabit the inner city areas .