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Bleak Streets: Connotation, Tone, and Symbolism in William Blake’s London When one thinks about the city of London, they think of all the good things. Concepts like a fairy tale monarchy and citizens with delightful accents are the common allure for those born outside the monarchy. What they do not remember are all the horrible things that happened there, like the Black Plague and the reign of King Henry VIII. Even today there is crime and corruption throughout the city. What William Blake wants…

Arguably the most dynamic city on earth, London has for centuries, in the areas of finance, literature, politics, art and theater, been the center of the world. As the capital of the United Kingdom, it ruled at its peak about a quarter of the world that may be one of the many reasons London still is a beloved setting for a novel or a short story. Distinguished writers such as Samuel Johnson, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde and Virginia Woolf all have an allurement of this city. As…

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all contain a preponderance of further readings on the subject. The kind of information which I focused on was facts about the intentions of the LDDC and then reports on what they ended up producing. Also, I used reports of other gentrified areas of London so I can get a better understanding of how those areas ended up. I can then use data collected from other sources to compare those areas to the Docklands itself. The discussion of other areas will be brief as to not detract from the focus of…

which started on 7th September also vastly affected people’s lives and caused circa 45,000 deaths due to the bombings and destruction. This additionally led to thousands of people left homeless and two million homes were destroyed, but the majority in London. This essay will analyse and evaluate a wide range of sources using my own historical knowledge showing how peoples' lives were affected in World War Two. Evacuation affected millions of British civilians and started on 1st September…

In 1851, England hosted the Great Exhibition to showcase the might and power of the British Empire. It was such a special occasion that the home of the exhibition, the Crystal Palace, was designed specifically for the event (Keach 602). The Great Exhibition considered the first World’s Fair, a large event presented to the public to show items and ideas from all over the globe (“World’s Fair”). Reading about this grand event makes me wonder about the public and how in awe they must have been from…

This ‘film” took place during the Victorian Era (1832-1902). The industrialization of London took place during that time as well, there were a lot of people losing their jobs and as a result of that it created a lot of financial instability. Families were forced to send their children to work, at the time this was a normal thing to do. Child labor was normal back then, if your family couldn’t afford to send you to school you were sent to work. The Victorian Era was a time of growth and change.…

While Elizabethan England was on the rise to greatness, the number of poor and peasant citizens was also rising. All of these poor people were burdening communities in one way or another. Since poor citizens were becoming such an issue, the city of Norwich decided they needed to take a census and research their city’s people. The census revealed multiple things including that, 2395 of Norwich’s 10,625 people were considered poor, 300 people were in hospitals or poorhouses, 926 were under the age…

During the Elizabethan Era, fashion became more outlandish than it had ever been before. A new kind of silhouette was born, with long thing waits, large ruffs, high collars, and a geometric shape becoming quite popular. Queen Elizabeth became a fashion icon during her reign, and women would do extreme things in order to imitate her. Laws were even passed that limited what colors and materials you could wear according to your class. In the “Peacock Age”, the wackier your clothing was, the better…

When it comes to policing, many problems are still occur that were prevalent when policing first began. The Metropolitan Police Act settled the first organized police force in London. This act was introduced by Sir Robert Peel in 1829. Members of this organization would replace watchmen and parish constables. Officers, also known as members of this police force were called “bobbies”, which came after the creator. This organization was led by two magistrates and later on were given the title,…