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London and the 17th century : the making of the world's greatest city /

The Gunpowder Plot, the Civil Wars, Charles I's execution, the Plague, the Great Fire, the Restoration, and then the Glorious Revolution: the seventeenth century was one of the most momentous times in the history of Britain, and Londoners took center stage. In this fascinating account, Margaret...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lincoln, Margarette (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. 'Oh what an Earth-quake is the alteration of a State!'
  • 2. 'The most horrible treason'
  • 3. Forging civic identity
  • 4. 'Forraign Trade ... the means of our Treasure'
  • 5. A city of extremes
  • 6. The path to civil war
  • 7. 'I see all the birds are flown'
  • 8. 'The memory of the wicked shall rot'
  • 9. Cromwell : a killjoy regime?
  • 10. The uncertainties of war and commerce
  • 11. Coffee-house culture : newspapers and gossip
  • 12. Restoration and a licentious court
  • 13. Plague, fire and war
  • 14. The spirit of discovery : curiosity and experiment
  • 15. Domestic anxieties : home improvements
  • 16. Immigrants, or 'strangers'
  • 17. Insurrection : James II loses his way
  • 18. Taking sides : the Dutch Invasion, 1688
  • 19. A new regime : William and Mary's town
  • 20. No time for cynics : towards a new century