Social History of England 1
UNIT – I UNIT – II
The Renaissance and the Reformation
I. Two Marks
1. Define Renaissance? I. Two Marks
The renaissance is a French word re- 1. Write short notes on divine right theory
birth, revival or re-awakening. of Kings.
2. What are the two most inventions of the According to the divine right theory, the
Renaissance period? king was nominated by the God. The
i) Invention of the printing Parliament had no right to question the
press and King.
ii) The mariner compass 2. What is Petition of Right?
3. What are the two religious movement of The King was not allowed to raise
the Renaissance? money without the parliament’s consent,
The reformation started in Germany by to imprison people without the sanction
Martin Luther and the Counter of the law or declare martial law on
Reformation and the founding of the people.
Society of Jesus by Ignatius of Loyola. 3. Write a note on the New Model Army.
4. What is Reformation? The Parliamentary army was
Reformation refers to the great religious reorganized with meticulously care by
movement of the sixteenth century. Oliver Cromwell and it consisted of
5. What was the main cause for the 20,000 men.
Reformation? 4. Which period was called as The
Some of the doctrines had become Restoration Period?
outdated and some practices had become In 1660, Charles II was restored to the
irrelevant and they needed reform. English throne. The period between
1660 and 1688 was called as the
Restoration period.
II. Paragraphs
5. Why the Great Fire was considered a
1. Write short notes on the Renaissance.
blessing in disguise?
2. Write short notes on Grammar school.
The Great fire was considered to be a
3. What is Reformation?
blessing in disguise because only after
4. Write short notes on Caxton and his
this calamity London was reconstructed
printing press.
on modern lines.
5. Write short notes on Reformation
Parliament.
IV. Paragraphs
1. Write short notes on the conversation
and Cavalier Parliament
III. Essay
2. Write short notes on Clarendon Code
1. Write an essay on the Renaissance
3. Write short notes on Whigs and
Introduction – A complex and many
Tories
sided movement – The revival of Letters –
4. Write short notes on the Royal
New inventions and discoveries - The
Society
Renaissance in religion – Art and architecture -
5. Write short notes on the Restoration
conclusion
theatre
2. Write an essay on Reformation.
6. Write short notes on the Great Fire of
Introduction – Definition – The causes –
London
Martin Luther – Results of the Reformation –
conclusion
V. Essay
1. Write an essay on Restoration
England
Introduction – Religion of the
Restoration period – Political parties –
The Royal Society – Restoration
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theatres – Restoration libraries – 2. Write a note on the great Exhibition.
Agriculture and industry – The standard The great exhibition was conducted in
of living – Sports and pastimes – 1851 in the crystal palace. A huge iron
National Calamities – Conclusion. structure was covered by 9,00,000 feet of
UNIT III glass.
I. Two marks 3. Write a note on Charles Darwin?
1. Why was queen Anne’s period called a Charles Darwin, the great scientist
Golden age? published his ‘The Origin of Species’, in the
Queen Anne’s period was called a golden book he had talked about the evolution
age because it was a period of prosperity. theory, that man and all other species of life
Industry, Agriculture and commerce continued had evolved from a common sense.
to prosper during this period. 4. Write a note on Gladstone’s educational
2. What was the difference between the free reforms.
holder and the tenant ? In 1870, Gladstone passed the Test Act
The free holder had a vote for parliament. The that abolished religious tests for the Civil
tenant farmer had no vote. service . He removed the anomalies which
3. What was the punishment given in schools ? had prevented the progress of the nation.
In school punishments was of a severe type. 5. Write a note on Florence Nightingale.
Flogging was used as a means to impart Miss Nightingale with a band of 38 nurses
knowledge and maintain discipline . came to the hospital of Scutari to rescue the
4. Write short notes on the marriages of the wounded soldiers of the Crimean War.
time.
During the beginning of the 18th century Paragraphs
arranged marriages were common. There were 6. Write short notes on the Chartist movement.
also runaway marriages and love marriages. But 7. Write short notes on the Oxford movement.
divorce was unknown. 8. Write a paragraph on the Literature of the
5. What were the social vices ? Victorian Age.
Drinking was an acknowledged national vice
of English of all classes. Another social vice Essay
gambling, was done by both gender freely. 9. Write an essay on the Victorian Age.
Introduction – Chartist Movement – Anti-
II. Paragraphs Corn Law League – The Great Exhibition –
1. Write short notes on social hierarchy Progress in Physical and Medical science –
2. Write short notes on education of the period. Literature – Other reforms – conclusion
3. Write short notes on the religion of Queen
Anne’s period. UNIT – V
III. Essay I. Two marks
1. Write an essay on the golden age of Queen [Link] a note on the first two decades of the
Anne. twentieth century.
Introduction – Agriculture – Social hierarchy The first twenty years of the twentieth
- Architecture – Education – Marriages – Social century were a mixture of pride, progress,
evils – Sports and Pastimes – condition of roads war, revolution, poverty and prosperity.
– Industry – coffee houses – Religion – The city 2. How was Britain affected by the war ?
of London – conclusion. Destruction, disease and hunger were the
results of the War. English economy was
badly shaken by the war.
UNIT- IV 3. What was the result of the Boer war?
I. Two Marks Though England was Victorious in the
1. Write a note on Anti-Corn Law League. Boer War, she realized the unfriendly and
The first Anti-Corn league was founded in hostile attitude of the European countries. So
1839 under the leadership of Richard she made allies with Japan and later with
Cobden. France.
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4. Write a note on Post-Impressionism.
Post-Impressionism was the new school
of painting . The artists aimed at producing
the impression made in the mind by mind by
the subject rather than its outward
appearance.
5. Write a note on the inventions of radio and
cinema.
By the invention of the radio, music and
the entertainment was brought into almost
every home and it remained the centre of
attraction.
II. Paragraphs
1. What was the cause for the First World
War?
2. Write short notes on the inventions and
discoveries.
3. Write short note on the literary out put of the
period.
III. Essay
1. Write an essay on the dawn of the Twentieth
Century.
Introduction – Edwardian and Georgian Era
– Boer War - Reform Acts – First World War –
Result of the War- Scientific inventions –
Transport facilities – Life became comfortable-
Revolution in architecture and painting –
Literary men – Entertainment – conclusion
