There had, of course, been other fires, Four Hundred and fifty years before, the city had almost burned to the ground. In five days that small fire would devastate the third largest city in the Western world. Adrian Tinniswood's magnificent new account of the Great Fire of London explores the history of a cataclysm and its consequences.
There had, of course, been other fires, Four Hundred and fifty years before, the city had almost burned to the ground. In five days that small fire would devastate the third largest city in the Western world. Adrian Tinniswood's magnificent new account of the Great Fire of London explores the history of a cataclysm and its consequences.
Adrian Tinniswood is professorial research fellow in history at the University of Buckingham, adjunct professor of history at Maynooth University and the author of many books on British history, including the Sunday Times bestseller The Long Weekend. He was awarded an OBE for services to heritage, and lives in the west of Ireland.
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By Permission of HeavenList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Maps 1. The Court of Vulcan 2. The Future Condition of the English Nation 3. God's Bellows 4. A Universal Conclusion 5. Black Towers Mourn 6. And After Three Days' Toil 7. Mighty Merry and Our Fears Over 8. Dreams of Fire Falling 9. Digitus Dei 10. Yes Sir, I am Guilty of It 11. A More Glorious Phoenix 12. Grief Cramps My Heart 13. Consider the Common Calamity 14. Malicious Hearts Notes Chronology Dramatis Person? Bibliography Index
By Permission of HeavenList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Maps 1. The Court of Vulcan 2. The Future Condition of the English Nation 3. God's Bellows 4. A Universal Conclusion 5. Black Towers Mourn 6. And After Three Days' Toil 7. Mighty Merry and Our Fears Over 8. Dreams of Fire Falling 9. Digitus Dei 10. Yes Sir, I am Guilty of It 11. A More Glorious Phoenix 12. Grief Cramps My Heart 13. Consider the Common Calamity 14. Malicious Hearts Notes Chronology Dramatis Person? Bibliography Index
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