1.In what ways did London become the first modern city between 1550 and 1750?
2.How did the traumatic political events of 1640-1690 – the Civil wars, the Restoration, the Glorious Revolution – affect London’s cultural and commercial life in the long term? [Please don’t tell me what happened; describe the impact of those events.]
3.How did the Great Plague and the Great Fire affect London’s cultural and commercial life in the long term? How did they affect London’s geography in the long term? [Please don’t tell me what happened; describe the impact of those events.]
4.How did the “creative industries” develop in London between 1550 and 1750? How do these developments reflect and illustrate changes in London’s culture and economy?