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1666: Plague, War and Hellfire - Hardcover

Rideal, Rebecca

 
9781473623538: 1666: Plague, War and Hellfire
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1473623537 ISBN 13: 9781473623538
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton General Division, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

1666 was a watershed year for England. The outbreak of the Great Plague, the eruption of the second Dutch War and the Great Fire of London all struck the country in rapid succession and with devastating repercussions.

Shedding light on these dramatic events, historian Rebecca Rideal reveals an unprecedented period of terror and triumph. Based on original archival research and drawing on little-known sources, 1666: Plague, War and Hellfire takes readers on a thrilling journey through a crucial turning point in English history, as seen through the eyes of an extraordinary cast of historical characters.

While the central events of this significant year were ones of devastation and defeat, 1666 also offers a glimpse of the incredible scientific and artistic progress being made at that time, from Isaac Newton's discovery of gravity to Robert Hooke's microscopic wonders. It was in this year that John Milton completed Paradise Lost, Frances Stewart posed for the now-iconic image of Britannia, and a young architect named Christopher Wren proposed a plan for a new London - a stone phoenix to rise from the charred ashes of the old city.

With flair and style, 1666 shows a city and a country on the cusp of modernity, and a series of events that forever altered the course of history.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Rebecca Rideal is a factual television producer and writer. She runs the online history magazine, The History Vault, and is currently studying for a PhD on Restoration London during the Great Plague and the Great Fire at University College London.

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Verlag
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1473623537
ISBN 13 
9781473623538
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
304
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