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The King´s City: London under Charles II: A city that transformed a nation - and created modern Britain
Don Jordan
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Description for The King´s City: London under Charles II: A city that transformed a nation - and created modern Britain
Hardback. A fast-paced and thrilling history of London at the time of King Charles II, from the acclaimed co-author of The King's Revenge and The King's Bed. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8pp colour photo plate section. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
'The cruelty and magnificence of Restoration London provides endless fascination . . . there's much to delight in this volume' The Times 'Don Jordan's history captures the shifts [Charles II] engineered in trade and culture' Nature During the reign of Charles II, London was a city in flux. After years of civil war and political turmoil, England's capital became the centre for major advances in the sciences, the theatre, architecture, trade and ship-building that paved the way for the creation of the British Empire. At the heart of this activity was ... Read more
'The cruelty and magnificence of Restoration London provides endless fascination . . . there's much to delight in this volume' The Times 'Don Jordan's history captures the shifts [Charles II] engineered in trade and culture' Nature During the reign of Charles II, London was a city in flux. After years of civil war and political turmoil, England's capital became the centre for major advances in the sciences, the theatre, architecture, trade and ship-building that paved the way for the creation of the British Empire. At the heart of this activity was ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408707296
SKU
V9781408707296
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Ref
99-10
About Don Jordan
Don Jordan is a writer and film maker, most recently known for a series of history books co-written with Michael Walsh. Among them are White Cargo, acclaimed by Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison as 'an extraordinary book', The King's Revenge and The King's Bed, the latter two published by Little, Brown. Jordan's work has won several awards, ... Read more
Reviews for The King´s City: London under Charles II: A city that transformed a nation - and created modern Britain
Don Jordan's history captures the shifts [Charles II] engineered in trade and culture.
Nature
The cruelty and magnificence of Restoration London provides endless fascination . . . there's much to delight in this volume.
The Times
Nature
The cruelty and magnificence of Restoration London provides endless fascination . . . there's much to delight in this volume.
The Times