Shakespeare A to Z | London
In Shakespeare’s time London was England’s only city. No other community could compare with it in terms of size or population. The city covered a relatively small area, bounded on three sides by the walls the ancient Romans had built to defend the city and on the fourth by the River THAMES. What constituted the City of London in the 1400s and 1500s is largely limited to the financial district today.
LONDON’S NEIGHBORHOODS. Access to the city was through six main gates and several “postern gates,” small openings that would admit a pedestrian. Although the walls and gates...
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