Early modern London

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Early modern London was the rapidly growing, culturally vibrant capital of England between the late 15th and early 18th centuries, marked by commercial expansion, religious and political upheaval, and a flourishing of theatre and the arts.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Elizabethan London 3
17th-century London 1
Early modern London canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period of London
urban history topic
associatedWith Bear-baiting arenas
Blackfriars Theatre
Houses of Parliament (Palace of Westminster)
London Bridge
London guildhalls
London theatres
Royal Exchange
St Paul’s Cathedral churchyard book trade
The Fortune Theatre
linked to: Fortune Theatre

The Globe Theatre
The Rose Theatre
Tower of London
Westminster Abbey
Whitehall Palace
linked to: Palace of Whitehall

city walls of London
linked to: London Wall
capitalOf Kingdom of England
country Kingdom of England
demographicFeature apprentice-heavy youth population
high mortality from disease
in-migration from English countryside
presence of foreign merchants
endTime early 18th century
governedBy Court of Aldermen
Lord Mayor of London
livery companies
royal court at Westminster
hasCharacteristic commercial expansion
crowded housing
development of guild structures
emerging financial institutions
expanding suburbs
flourishing theatre culture
frequent outbreaks of plague
growth of overseas trade
growth of print culture
increasing literacy
political upheaval
rapid urban growth
religious diversity
religious upheaval
river-based transport
social stratification
vibrant popular culture
hasCulturalAspect apprentice culture
ballads and street literature
coffeehouse culture
court masques
guild pageantry
inn-yard performances
newsbooks and early newspapers
printed pamphlets
public executions as spectacle
public theatres
religious drama (early in the period)
religious preaching
hasEconomicRole center of English overseas trade
distribution hub for domestic trade
financial center
major port city
manufacturing and craft center
hasPart City of London
Southwark
Strand
Westminster
suburbs outside the city walls
languageUsed Early Modern English
legalInstitution Guildhall courts
ecclesiastical courts
royal courts at Westminster
legalSystem common law
locatedInTimePeriod Elizabethan era
linked to: English Renaissance

English Civil War era
Glorious Revolution era
linked to: Glorious Revolution

Jacobean era
linked to: Stuart period

Restoration period
linked to: Stuart period

Stuart period
Tudor period
early modern period
majorEvent Dissolution of the Monasteries
Elizabethan religious settlement
English Civil War
English Reformation
Glorious Revolution
Great Fire of London
Great Plague of London
Gunpowder Plot
linked to: The Gunpowder Plot

Interregnum
Restoration of Charles II
development of the Bank of England
growth of the Royal Exchange
populationTrend rapid increase
religiousGroupPresent Anglicans
Catholics
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Huguenot refugees
Protestant dissenters
Puritans
linked to: Cambridge Puritans
startTime late 15th century
traversedBy River Thames
linked to: Thames

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caroline theatre historicalRegion Early modern London
Bear Garden partOf Elizabethan London
linked to: Early modern London
Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth setting Elizabethan London
linked to: Early modern London
I, Coriander narrativeLocationTime 17th-century London
linked to: Early modern London
King of Shadows setting Elizabethan London
linked to: Early modern London