London: A History
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0198229224
ISBN-13
9780198229223
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 19th, 1998
Print length
460 Pages
Weight
878 grams
Dimensions
16.40 x 24.90 x 3.20 cms
Product Classification:
British & Irish historyLocal history
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London has been the hub of social and political life in Britain for almost 2000 years - the only city in the world to have held such a dominant national position for so long. This study takes the reader on a voyage through London's past from the first bridging of the Thames.
London has for most of 2,000 years been the hub of the political, economic, and cultural life of Britain. No other world city has held such a dominant national position for so long. This new study, by the doyen of London historians, describes 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. It 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'', and to Keats `a great sea'', howling for more wrecks. It is also a story of much contrast and remarkable resilience; through great fires and pestilence, civil war, and the Blitz, London has rebuilt and reinvented itself for each generation.
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