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London has for most of 2,000 years been the hub of the political, economic, & cultural life of the British Isles. No other city has held such a dominant national position for so long. This is the first complete history of London s diverse past, from its origins as a Roman settlement at the first bridging of the Thames to the world-class metropolis it is today. Provides a vivid account of a city which was the deere sweete place which Chaucer loved more than any other city on earth, & which was for Dickens his magic lantern . Also a story of much contrast & remarkable resilience; through great fires & pestilence, civil war, & the Blitz, London has rebuilt & reinvented itself for each generation. Illus.
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Francis Sheppard is the leading authority on London's past. He is the author of The Treasury of London's Past and the editor of Survey of London, volumes twenty-six through forty-one, published between 1956 and 1983. He lives in London.
This comprehensive history of London offers a clearly written and reasonably concise overview of the great city's history, from its founding by invading Romans to its recent status as an international city. Francis Sheppard presupposes that the reader has a general understanding of English history, yet London is not by any means written for specialists. Sheppard takes the reader from the mania for building exhibited by the Romans (including sophisticated bridges across the Thames) through subsequent invasions, plagues, fires, rebellions, and riots in a lucid chronological narrative. Sheppard's authoritative historical research is leavened with tasty tidbits, including descriptions of tavern life, theatrical events, and a seemingly endless supply of royal intrigue.
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From ancient Londinium through the London of Chaucer, Dickens, and Churchill, the city's long history is given a treatment both responsible and highly readable. While London: A History is naturally most interesting to Anglophiles, it's worth noting that Sheppard also succeeds in demonstrating the pervasive influence London has had on other cities and societies, so that the history of London is revealed as an essential part of the history of Western civilization. --Robert McNamara
Francis Sheppard is the leading authority on London's past. He is the author of The Treasury of London's Past and the editor of Survey of London, volumes twenty-six through forty-one, published between 1956 and 1983. He lives in London.
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- PublisherOxford Univ. Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0756754593
- ISBN 13 9780756754594
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages442
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