The flower of all cities : the history of London from earliest times to the Great Fire
Jones, Robert Wynn2019
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The history of London up to 1666 is a story of Romans, Saxons, Vikings, Normans, Plantagenets, Tudors and Stuarts. Of a city that grew from ancient origins to become 'the flower of all cities', until the centuries of building and the lives within it were obliterated by the Great Fire. It features many of the famous figures in British history: Queen Boudicca, King Alfred, Thomas Becket, Wat Tyler, Dick Whittington, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, and Guy Fawkes. It is a tale of 'great matter' and 'great reckoning', where the nation was shaped, fortunes made and squandered, lives transformed, advanced and lost. Through the story of early London we can trace a busy, beautiful, dangerous city lost forever, but brought back to life here through skilful analysis of the archaeological, pictorial and written records.
Main title:
The flower of all cities : the history of London from earliest times to the Great Fire / Dr Robert Wynn Jones.
Author:
Jones, Robert Wynn, author
Imprint:
Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley, 2019.
Collation:
287 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes QR code.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781445691350 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2244864