Besant follows London from James I to the end of the Stuart line, when the City was at the height of its political power: its role in the Civil War, the Commonwealth and the Restoration, the Plague and the Great Fire, and the foundation of the Bank of England. He also describes trade, government, churches, crime, dress and everyday manners.
Part of Besant’s great survey of London, rich in detail for historians and lovers of the city. Download the free EPUB.