restoration england life Flashcards
what were the swellings (glands filled with pus) that were a symptom of the plague called
buboes
what was miasma and what do people believe about it
bad/poisonous air, people thought it was a cause of the plague
what name was given to the list of deaths in london (causes and numbers of dead)
bill of mortality
name two of the four humours
blood, phlegm, yellow bile or black bile
what was jettying
each story of a house was built up over the street by a few feet, houses with three stories were very close
what name was given to pulling down the surrounding buildings to prevent fire from spreading
fire break
Who did the king put in charge of fighting the great fire of london
duke of york
name one group blamed for the start of the great fire of london
french or catholic
what percentage of homes were destroyed by the great fire of london
20%
name a popular female playwright during the restoration
aphra behn
what did hugh chamberlens father and uncle invent
forceps
name the book produced to give wealthy woman advice in running their homes (medicine, preserving and cooking)
the queens closet opened
what was solomon’s house
a society to improve the scientific study of nature (would later become Royal Society in 1662)
by 1700, approximately how many coffee houses were there in london
500
wills coffee house (near covent garden) was particularly popular with which groups
poets, playwrights and actors
