London and the 17th century : the making of the world's greatest city / Margarette Lincoln.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lincoln, Margarette, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

London (England)--History--17th century.

London (England).

Physical Description:

1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 372 Seiten) Illustrationen, Karten

Other Title:

Making of the world's greatest city

London and the seventeenth century

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2021]

Summary:

The first comprehensive history of seventeenth-century London, told through the lives of those who experienced it The Gunpowder Plot, the Civil Wars, Charles I's execution, the Plague, the Great Fire, the Restoration, and then the Glorious Revolution: the seventeenth century was one of the most momentous times in the history of Britain, and Londoners took center stage. In this fascinating account, Margarette Lincoln charts the impact of national events on an ever-growing citizenry with its love of pageantry, spectacle, and enterprise. Lincoln looks at how religious, political, and financial tensions were fomented by commercial ambition, expansion, and hardship. In addition to events at court and parliament, she evokes the remarkable figures of the period, including Shakespeare, Bacon, Pepys, and Newton, and draws on diaries, letters, and wills to trace the untold stories of ordinary Londoners. Through their eyes, we see how the nation emerged from a turbulent century poised to become a great maritime power with London at its heart-the greatest city of its time.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

List of Illustrations

Note on Conventions

Preface and Acknowledgements

Maps

1 'Oh what an Earth-quake is the alteration of a State!'

2 'The most horrible treason'

3 Forging Civic Identity

4 'Forraign Trade . . . the means of our Treasure'

5 A City of Extremes

6 The Path to Civil War

7 'I see all the birds are flown'

8 'The memory of the wicked shall rot'

9 Cromwell: A Killjoy Regime?

10 The Uncertainties of War and Commerce

11 Coffee-House Culture: Newspapers and Gossip

12 Restoration and a Licentious Court

13 Plague, Fire and War

14 The Spirit of Discovery: Curiosity and Experiment

15 Domestic Anxieties: Home Improvements

16 Immigrants, or 'Strangers'

17 Insurrection: James II Loses his Way

18 Taking Sides: The Dutch Invasion, 1688

19 A New Regime: William and Mary's Town

20 No Time for Cynics: Towards a New Century

Notes

Further Reading

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

9780300258820

OCLC:

1245173736