London : the story of a great city
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London : the story of a great city
Andre Deutsch, 2010
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London : the story of a great city : featuring rare, removeable facsimile documents of historic importance
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"In association with the Museum of London"--Cover
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No city can lay claim to a more dramatic history than London. Engulfed in calamities that seemed to mark its end - fire, plague, riot, civil war, mass bombing - from each crisis it has emerged stronger than ever. Its cultural life, and the long heritage that underpins it, has made London one of the most visited and best-loved places on Earth. It is this extraordinary story that "London: The Story of a Great City" encapsulates: the rise of the city from a remote outpost of Rome's northern empire; the growth of trade that sent money and ships to every corner of the earth; the roll-call of great Londoners from Shakespeare to Dickens, from Cromwell to Churchill; the strength of its institutions, Parliament prominent among them; the endurance of its people in the face of disaster and war; its innovations in enterprise and pleasure; its dark side in crime and mayhem; and, the positive example it gives the world as a tolerant city in the face of global movements of people. For its lavish illustrations and memorabilia, it will draw on the fabulous resources of the Museum of London, one of the world's great city museums.
The Museum's uniquely rich collections will illuminate the whole of London's history through artefacts, documents, maps, paintings and photographs.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- London and Westminster
- City and Suburbs
- Getting Around
- Londoners from Everywhere
- London's Hall of Fame
- Crown and Capital
- City and Parliament
- Politics and Riot
- London at War
- London's River
- Making Money
- A City of Shopkeepers
- Made in London
- For Richer, for Poorer
- Public Pleasures
- Stage and Screen
- Sporting London
- From Purcell to Punk
- Meat and Drink
- Plague and Pestilence
- London's Health Services
- The Faiths of London
- The Freedom of the Press
- London, Home of Science
- Growing Up in London
- London's Underworld
- Police, Prisons and Punishment
- Index
- Further Reading.
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