More than a capital city Londoners had witnessed the unthinkable - the public execution of a king at Whitehall. Thousands had died in the Plague of 1665 then the Great Fire of 1666. But from the ashes rose a modern city rebuilt with the shining dome of Christopher Wren's St Paul's Cathedral symbolising a new strength and confidence. London with a population of over half a million was now Europe's largest richest and most cosmopolitian city.
Maureen Waller describes a familiar yet alien world. Using anecdotes detail and amusing contrasts she draws on court records newspapers and recorded eyewitness accounts to create a vividly colourful vision. of a city at a unique moment in its history.
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Classification : History
Pub Date : JAN 1, 2007
Imprint : Sceptre
Page Extent : 400
Binding : PB
ISBN : 9780340739679
Price : INR 699
Maureen Waller
Maureen Waller read Medieval & Modern History at University College, London and took a Masters at Queen Mary College, London. She is the author of several books including London 1945 and Sovereign Ladies. She lives in London.
