London in the 1500s
What London Was Like in the 1500s In the 1500s London constructed around 50, 000 buildings throughout the 1500s. These buildings shaped and built London into what it is today. Before the 1500s the people of London went on many conquests in which they appointed Westminster as their center for control for government. London was one of the U. K.’s largest cities. Many events transpired in London in the 1500s including the Black Death diminishing their population by a great deal. London did rebuild their population after the plague only to be struck again in the 1600s by the Great Fire. London was the town that the Globe Theatre was, which is the theatre that Shakespeare’s troop of actors, or his company, erected in 1598. This theatre is the leading theatre of Shakespeare studies and performances. London in the 1500s was full of structures and geographical features that shaped London and transfigured it into what it is today. Structures that were famous in London in the 1500s include Westminster Abbey that started its building in 1245, The Globe Theatre, and much more. The Globe theatre is the main theatre that Shakespeare performed his plays. St. Paul’s cathedral was the main cathedral that was built in the 1600s in London. Some other structures include Merchant’s shops, they would be found on streets of London so that people can shop all in one place. These structures became quite famous and brought London’s reputation of being interesting to it. London in the 1500s experienced changes through the black death and then following that was the Great Fire. This made London experience a downfall, this is because the Great Fire destroyed some of the structures in London and it demolished around 70, 000 houses. However, before the great fire affected London The Black Death hit. This plague killed almost a total of 40, 000. Although this tragedy stuck England London still prospered constructing the Globe Theatre and houses and much more. Shakespeare in London brought
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