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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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2021]
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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