Early Victorian Period
Reigned in Britain from 1837 until 1901
Queen Victoria
In what year did the great fire take place?
1666
What did Humanism promote?
The idea that man was the center of his own universe
What were plays mainly based on?
Humanism
When was London first abandoned?
410 AD
What was the name of the natural disaster that destroyed 4/5ths of Londons city?
The Great Fire
Why did scholars start to question the ideas of the Catholic church?
Humanism
Three famous poets, play writers, and authors in this time period?
Sir Thomas Wyatt, Geoffrey Chaucer, and William Shakespeare
In what year was Londons underground built?
1863
Person who demolished Londons religious houses?
Henry VIII
Through Literature
What did Sir Thomas Wyatt introduce?
Sonnets into the english literature