The king's city : London under Charles II : a city that transformed a nation -- and created modern Britain by Jordan, Don, 1948- author instant download

The king's city : London under Charles II : a city that transformed a nation -- and created modern Britain by Jordan, Don, 1948- author instant download

xvii, 526 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm, During the reign of Charles II, London was a city in flux. After years of civil war and political turmoil, England's capital became the centre for major advances in the sciences, the theatre, architecture, trade and ship-building that paved the way for the creation of the British Empire. At the heart of this activity was the King, whose return to power from exile in 1660 lit the fuse for an explosion in activity in all spheres of city life. London flourished, its wealth, vibrancy and success due to many figures famous today including Christopher Wren, Samuel Pepys and John Dryden - and others whom history has overlooked until now. Throughout the quarter-century Charles was on the throne, London suffered several serious reverses: the plague in 1665 and the Great Fire in 1666, and severe defeat in the Second Anglo-Dutch War, which brought about notable economic decline, Map on lining papers, Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-502) and index, Preface -- Part one: 1660-1663: the years of optimism (1. A city of expectation ; 2. The King comes in ; 3. Theatrum redux! ; 4. Something for everyone? ; 5. Rivals ; 6. The crowning of a King ; 7. 'Too great an honour for a trifle' ; 8. Foreign adventures) -- Part two: 1664-1667: the years of disaster (9. Trade wars ; 10. A new world of science ; 11. The year of the flea ; 12. Pestilence, war and fire ; 13. The aftermath ; 14. A star is born), Part three: 1667-1685: the years of turmoil (15. The threat from abroad ; 16. New territories ; 17. Law and order ; 18. A spy in the family, in the Court and in the theatre ; 19. Trading in people and money ; 20. War and enterprise ; 21. The mood of the City ; 22. Coffee wars at home, real wars in the Colonies ; 23. City life ; 24. The City convulsed ; 25. The fall of Madam Creswell and the migration of criminals ; 26. The City cowed, the City triumphant ; 27. Death and legacy) -- Epilogue, Appendix 1: Thomas Mun, England's