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Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Survey of London: St. Giles-in-the-Fields. pt. 2
Author: Survey of London
Author: London Survey CommitteeSurvey of London
Author: W. Edward RileySurvey of London: St. Giles-in-the Fields. pt. 1. Lincoln's Inn Fields
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Author: The Parish of Chelsea: The Parish of Chelsea, pt. 2
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Author: Survey of London: The Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair. pt. 2. The buildings
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Author: London
Author: Francis SheppardPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192853691
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
London has for most of 2000 years been the hub of the political, economic, and cultural life of the British Isles. No other 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 aRoman 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.