On the 2 September 1666 a fire broke out in London's Pudding Lane that burned for three days, destroying over 13,000 houses and 87 parish churches. Drawing upon both qualitative and quantitative sources, Disaster and Recovery examines how London and the nation at large reacted to this devastating event. Beginning with a succinct narrative account of the fire and the subsequent rebuilding of London, the book then explores the response in terms of household movement and residential structure. Using Hearth Tax assessment records it determines what the topographic effects of the Fire...
On the 2 September 1666 a fire broke out in London's Pudding Lane that burned for three days, destroying over 13,000 houses and 87 parish churches....
A new perspective on the grand sweep of our planet's story, from the prehistoric era to the early twenty-first century.
Discover the most impactful and incredible episodes from human history, from the prehistoric era to the present day, through the perspective of fifty of the most important, and often surprising, places in the world.
A new perspective on the grand sweep of our planet's story, from the prehistoric era to the early twenty-first century.
