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Bloody History of London

Bloody History of London

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"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." - Samuel Johnson


From plagues and poverty to financial scandals, serial killers to public executions, mad monarchs to barbaric mental asylums, Bloody History of London reaches deeply into the city's long history and ranges widely across the social, political and cultural life of the metropolis.


Founded by the Romans and attacked by the Vikings, London grew to become an immense trading city. Included here are tales of medieval torture in the Tower, burnings at the stake during the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, the merry debauchery of the Restoration and the market crash of the South Sea Bubble. From political skullduggery among the Tudors to the Cold War Profumo scandal and assassination of Georgy Markov, the book is a lively account across almost 2,000 years of London history.


Immensely entertaining, Bloody History of London is an engaging and highly informative exploration of the highlights of London lowlife and the depravities of London's high life.
Van de uitgever
"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." - Samuel Johnson


From plagues and poverty to financial scandals, serial killers to public executions, mad monarchs to barbaric mental asylums, Bloody History of London reaches deeply into the city's long history and ranges widely across the social, political and cultural life of the metropolis.


Founded by the Romans and attacked by the Vikings, London grew to become an immense trading city. Included here are tales of medieval torture in the Tower, burnings at the stake during the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, the merry debauchery of the Restoration and the market crash of the South Sea Bubble. From political skullduggery among the Tudors to the Cold War Profumo scandal and assassination of Georgy Markov, the book is a lively account across almost 2,000 years of London history.


Immensely entertaining, Bloody History of London is an engaging and highly informative exploration of the highlights of London lowlife and the depravities of London's high life.
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14-04-2021

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