Author:Museum of London,John Clark,Cathy Ross,Simon Hall
Discover which prehistoric mammals would once have lived by the River Thames. Take a detailed look at the crystal palace of the Great Exhibition and an early map of the underground. See the locations of medieval plague pits, Tudor inns, eighteenth-century hangings and gangland crime hotspots.
London: An Illustrated History offers a new perspective on one of the world's most exciting cities, from Iron Age cemeteries to Victorian sewers, Viking raids to Zeppelin air raids, Roman temples to Jewish ghettos, Georgian brothels to the Great Fire, Roman arenas to the Olympics.
Images, objects and expert text from the Museum of London, together with maps old and new, contemporary cartoons and paintings, startling artefacts and vivid reconstructions of ancient buildings, shine a fresh light on all aspects of the city's constantly changing story. Invasions, epidemics, riots, pubs, shrines, crime, gentrification, immigrant communities, urban development and art are all here. Special 'Survivals' sections even show where remains of buildings from London's past can still be seen today.
The daily lives of Londoners and the city's chequered history come alive in this book as never before.
Stunning ... an irresistible page-turner ... Whisks us in fifteen chapters from prehistory to near future, each chapter broken down into themed sections that explore the lives of ordinary Londoners, from priests to prostitutes, bakers to burglars, cavemen to international financiers
—— Eastend LifeRobertson has come up with that desperately rare thing: a subject worthy of biography who has never before been addressed and, to his huge advantage, in his field. The result is a work of literary advocacy as elegant, impassioned and original as any the author can ever have laid before a court
—— Anthony Holden , ObserverRobertson tells a spellbinding story. He combines lucid analysis of the legal issues with acute understanding of the various factions. His prose is crisp and he inserts some comments that only a professional advocate, as opposed to an academic historian, would make
—— Christopher Silvester , Daily TelegraphFascinating... Illuminating... This is a work of great compassion and, at a time when it seems to be fashionable for politicians to denigrate lawyers, it is an essential read for anyone who believes in the fearless independence of the law
—— John Cooper , The Times[Robertson's] forensic intelligence can penetrate where professional historians have not reached
—— Blair Worden , Literary ReviewReveals the woman behind the myths
—— Northern EchoUtterly absorbing ... tantalizing
—— City AMA wonderful sparkling biography
—— Amanda Foreman, author of GEORGIANA: DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIREIn this pacey retelling of a classic love story, Kate Williams has created a sparkling life worthy of Emma herself. A new biography for a new generation.
—— Stella Tillyard, author of A ROYAL AFFAIRPopular history at its best
—— David Liss, author of A SPECTACLE OF CORRUPTIONEvery intricate detail is laid out, and Kate Williams' writing is so immediate, you feel all but transported...
—— Birmingham Post...cleverly conceived and stylishly executed...
—— Independent...well worth staying the course... Campbell's dissection of this last union covers much familiar ground, but he shows just how much a close political relationship can hobble an administration as much as energise it
—— Independent on SundayThe book is a joy to read: meticulously researched, beautifully written and scrupulously fair.
—— Chris Mullen , Observerstylish book
—— Sunday TimesEntertaining study
—— Simon Shaw , Daily Mail
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