The history of London. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: AUK classics
• Further Information: Note: By Walter Besant.
• Other Names: Besant, Walter, 1836-1901
• Contents: The foundation of London -- Roman London -- After the Romans -- The first Saxon settlement -- The second Saxon settlement -- The Anglo-Saxon citizen -- The wall of London -- Norman London -- Fitzstephen's account of the city -- London Bridge -- The Tower of London -- The pilgrims -- St. Bartholomew's Hospital -- The terror of leprosy -- The terror of famine -- St. Paul's Cathedral -- The religious houses -- Monks, friars and nuns -- The London churches -- The streets -- Whittington -- Gifts and bequests -- The palaces and great homes -- Amusements -- Westminster Abbey -- The court at Westminster -- Justice and punishments -- The political power of London -- Elizabethan London -- Trade -- Plays and pageants -- The terror of the plague -- The terror of the fire -- Rogues and vagabonds -- Under George the Second -- The government of the city -- Greater London.
• Publisher Details: Luton : Andrews UK, Ltd
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged)), illustrations
• Subjects: 942.1; Travel -- Europe -- Great Britain; HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain; History -- Europe -- Great Britain; London (England) -- History; England -- London; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781849891844; 1849891842
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.