A Short History of London: The Creation of a World Capital by Simon Jenkins

A Short History of London: The Creation of a World Capital

Simon Jenkins

416 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced

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London: a settlement founded by the Romans, occupied by the Saxons, conquered by the Danes and ruled by the Normans. This changeful place became a medieval maze of alleys and courtyards, later to be chequered with grand estates of Georgian splendo...

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