Chapter 5 Flashcards
How did Charles 2 become King?
Oliver Cromwell’s son Richard didn’t want the job,so the Parliament asked Charles’ 1’s son to become King
How did Charles 2 earn the nickname of Merry Monarch?
Charles 2 brought back all the sports and entertainments that had been banned.
Charles 2 serious side
He encouraged scientific experiments and loved art,design, mathematics,drama and music.Careful to build a good relationship with the Parliament because he didnt want another civil war
What were the symptoms of the bubonic plague
Vomiting and fever
Dizziness and hallucinations
Painful swellings in the groin, armpits and neck
Bleeding under the skin causes dark blotches to appear all over the body
Coughing up blood
How did bubonic plague get its name?
It gets its name from the ‘buboes’ or huge round boils that appeared in a victims armpit or on their groin
What did people at that time think caused the Great Plague
People suggested it may have been a punishment from God, the position f the planet, touching a cat or a dog, or caused by poisonous air (miasma)
What were con artist that sold fake potions and pills that claimed could cure the Plague or prevent it named
quacks
what were the famous and effective medicine to treat the plague
Avoid the plague:
Smoke Tobacco to Keep away the poisonous air that carries plague
Wear a dead frog around your neck
Carry a rabbit’s foot or another lucky charm
What should you do if the plague is in your house?
Place a live frog next to the boil. The frog will suck up the poison, swell up and explode.
Drink plague water- a special mixture of 22 herbs mixed with white wine and brandy.
How to prevent the spread of the plague?
Pubs and theatres are closed
Dog and cats are to be killed and all animals are banned from the city
Homeowners must sweep the streets outside their homes
What is the Bill of Morality?
A weekly record of the deaths from plague
Describe the plague doctor’s costume
Mask with glass visor, beak stuffed with perfume or spices
Stick to keep people away
Leather glovest avoid skin contact with the sick
Long leather coat to protect them from fleas
What did King Charles II do to prevent the fire of London to spread further
he ordered houses to be pulled down, idea was to create firebreaks to stop the fire spreading to more houses or ordered houses to be blown up,but the man in charge of stopping the fire-Mayor of London was struggling with the king’s orders. People didn’t want to lose their homes so they only allowed their houses to be pulled down at the last moment
How many homes did the Great Fire of London destroy?
13000 homes
What is a scapegoat
Someone to be accused or blamed
How was the idea of the new city in London designed?
Christopher Wren, Robert Hooke wanted a city with straight streets, wide open spaces and magnificent new brick or stone churches in homes
What were the new rules for a new London?
Building new homes out of wood is banned
All new houses should be built of brick or stone
all new streets must be wide
100 streets must be widened
All new streets must be wide
What was the first insurance company also known as
A new insurance company that was set up. A house owner would pay small sums of their money to insure their property, if a fire started, the employees of the insurance company would put out the fire using their own fire engine.
How many people did the great plague kill
100,000
