HIST 1003 Chapter : 1003 Tinniswood Questions
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Questions for adrian tinniswood, by permission of heaven: the true. Adrian tinniswood has written an excellent book on the great fire of london of 1666. There will be a number of themes in the book that remind us of. Tinniswood uses a few terms that may not be familiar to you. A dissenter at this time was a protestant christian who did not belong to the church of england. Papists and papism referred to roman catholics and. In the first chapter tinniswood talks about london before the fire. What were the issues london citizens were worried about prior to the fire: ruled by trade and commerce, by a lord mayor that was annually elected. Presided over the capitol and assisted by a. City"s 26 wards; they were usually elected for life. Each year the wards elected also elected council men to the court of.
