restoration - historic environment: coffee houses Flashcards

1
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when did queen Elizabeth I set up a trading company and with who

A

1592, Turkey and Eastern Mediterranean

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2
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when was the first coffee house in England and where

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1650s in oxford

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3
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when was the first coffee house opened in London and where

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St Michael’s Alley, 1652

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4
Q

rainbow coffee house opened

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1657

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5
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when did Parliament grant Charles a tax on coffee and what else did they grant it on

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1660, tea and chocolate

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6
Q

what was published in 1661 and what did it do

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pamphlet: the character of coffee

celebrated the equality found in coffee houses

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7
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how many coffee houses were there in the city of London by 1663

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82

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8
Q

when did samuel pepys commented on the conversations and debates to be had at Wills

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1663

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9
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when did samuel butler criticise the equality found in coffee houses

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1670

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10
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when was the women’s petition against coffee

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1674

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11
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when did charles try to close down coffee houses

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1677

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12
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which coffee house was involved in the popish plot

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rainbow coffee house

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13
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what happened in 1679

A

Hooke exchanged letters with Newton and dissected a dolphin in Garraway’s

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14
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when did Hooke prove the movement of Earth and where

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1680 in Garraway’s

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15
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when did Titus Oates throw coffee in someone’s face

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1683

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16
Q

when did Lloyd open a coffee house and what did it later develop into

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1686,insurance market known as Lloyd’s of London

17
Q

when we’re there over 500 coffee houses in the capital

A

1720s

18
Q

when did coffee houses evolve and into what

A

1750s, exclusive clubs for wealthy and commercial middle class

19
Q

when did Jonathan’s Coffee House open

A

1677

20
Q

what is the name of the the first coffee house to open in London

A

Rosée

21
Q

state the name of a newspaper given out in coffee houses

A

Publick Intelligencer

22
Q

when was the London Gazette first published and what did it do

A

1665 - opinion news

23
Q

when and where was the first auction in a coffee house and what was auctioned

A

Jan 1663, 150 bags of Spanish Cloth Wool in Garraway

24
Q

the coffee house tax provided how much of the King’s income

A

4%

25
Q

when was there discussion of closing down coffee houses

A

1666,Feb 1671

26
Q

when did controversial pamphlets circulate

A

1675

27
Q

when was there an order to close down coffee houses - which got postponed every 6 months

A

Jan 1676