Advanced Seminar: Londinoplis: The Social and Cultural History of a Capital City, 1560-1760

3 units

Between 1560 and 1760 London grew from a modest city of c.50,000 inhabitants to become a metropolis of over 700,000 people: the largest city in Europe, the hub of an expanding British empire, and one of the centers of world trade. This Advanced Seminar will examine a range of aspects of this transformation, focusing upon the development of a distinctive metropolitan society and culture. Selected readings from the secondary literature will introduce each topic; and extracts from primary sources will illustrate the types of source available for its exploration.