Although Dickens is about 19th century and Renaissance was 15 to 16th century alot of ren groups do reenactments of the victorian age also!  So this is quite interesting!

They are opening up a theme park in chatham england called Dickens world!

http://www.dickensworld.co.uk/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

This is kind of neeto!  I love Charles Dickens and here in Riverside California they have a dickens Festival in February!

Just thought I would spread it around!