The history of place in the hands of a master in the evocation of time and social change. In this text, the houses - a Cotswold vicarage, a one-time girls' boarding school in Surrey and a Jacobean house now buried in inner London - represent the changing face of England during 4 centuries through the many people who have lived in them.
The history of place in the hands of a master in the evocation of time and social change. In this text, the houses - a Cotswold vicarage, a one-time g...
49 Bankside is an 18th century house; the last survivor of what was once a long ribbon of houses overlooking the Thames. Rich with anecdote and colour, with celebrities from history, as well as ordinary people, this is social history at its most enjoyable.
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49 Bankside is an 18th century house; the last survivor of what was once a long ribbon of houses overlooking the Thames. Rich with anecdote and colour...
Using a handful of lives and a specific location to exemplify 200 years of history, Gillian Tindall focuses on a few of the oldest streets in Pariss Latin Quarter. Her study shows how Paris has drawn into its magnetic field people who have variously found there education or enlightenment, a refuge or a secret garden.
Using a handful of lives and a specific location to exemplify 200 years of history, Gillian Tindall focuses on a few of the oldest streets in Pariss L...
