Mrs. Alec-Tweedie follows Hyde Park from a royal hunting ground through the vagaries of monarchs, the Commonwealth and the masked and patched fashion of the Restoration. She lingers at Tyburn and its triple tree, recalls the duels fought on the grass, and ends with the park as the people’s open space of Edwardian London.
An anecdotal history for London lovers and anyone who has walked past Marble Arch and wondered what came before. Download the free EPUB.