RESTORATION CULTURE Flashcards
Who is Thomas Betterton?
-the sone of one of the Charles IIs cooks
-he played a lot of lead roles in the DUKES COMPANY
-later became an important company manager and united the company
Who is Aphra Behn?
-one of the first women to make living out of writing plays
-she shortly worked as a spy for Charles II
-her biggest successes were comedy plays
Who is Nell Gwyne?
-she was known for beauty and intelligence
-she got trained to learn how to act and became very successful
-had two of the kings children that eventually became a duke
What is patronage?
It is essentially when one sponsors another, by giving them a job, contacts, advice or even money and resources
Who is Sir Christopher Wren?
-he was an architect who took inspiration from Paris
-in addition he was an astronomer and a mathematician
-studies neurology
-redesigned St.Pauls cathedral after The Great Fire of London
What was the purpose of the royal society?
-it was a society to improve the scientific study of nature
-built labs to help funding
(-the king also agreed to help support them)
-spread the use of microscope and telescope, sold to scientists in the capital
–> allowed for the discovery of germs
What was the purpose of the royal observatory?
-to aid John Flamstead’s research in astronomy
-used to develop navigation since the navy was a very big thing in England
Who is Robert Hooke?
-built the compound microscope
-aided boyle in his findings
Who is Robert Boyle?
-founded scientific laws (eg boyles law pv= constant)
-was a physicist
-was a member of the council for the royal society
Who is John Flamstead?
-responsible for a lot of astronomy related discoveries
-founded the Greenwich Observatory
