Greenwich, London
After a night of celebrating the Fourth of July, we will discuss t\he role of disease and fire in English history. In particular we will look at the Black Death, the Great Plague of 1665 and the Great Fire of London of 1666. The lecture on Wednesday is Cod, Colonists, and the Columbian Exchange: A Salty History of Ecological Imperialism. It looks at the environmental causes of the discovery and settling of the New World, as well as its ecological consequences.
The field trip this week will be a walking tour of the City (oldest part of London) and a visit to the Museum of London's Great Fire of 1666 exhibit. Following lunch, we will travel to the Cutty Sark station to visit the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, the site of the Greenwich Mean Time clock, from which all time zones derive. We will discuss the maritime history of London, the pursuit of Longitude, the creation of the Royal Observatory, and the various perceptions of time at the Royal Clock.
National Maritime Museum
Royal Observatory
Greenwich Mean Time clock
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