1700 : Scenes from London Life

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.

Title - 1700 : Scenes from London Life

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Author - Maureen Waller

ISBN 13 - 9780340739662

Imprint - Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

Publisher - Hodder & Stoughton

Date Published - 10/03/2000

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Binding Type - Hardback

Dimensions - 161 x 38 x 238mm

Weight - 713 g

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