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 Restoration London: Everyday Life in the 1660s - Liz
Description: ISBN 1842127306 / Author: Liza Picard / Genre: History Newest Review: ... uses contemporary sources such as Samuel Pepys’s diary, court records, etiquette books and other fascinating sources. This ... more  ... period is one of the first where this is possible due to a larger number of records and also a higher literacy rate than say the medieval period). I liked this approach of having a narrow time scale in a specific place such as London as the book is not too general or too large. I also think I enjoyed this book as it was a social history. i sometimes find other histories such as political ones quite dry and boring.
The book really brings the period to life as Picard explores all areas of everyday life (especially for w...more |
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Restoration London: Everyday Life in the 1660s - Liz: A tale of a smelly city (574 words)
by duskmaiden - written on 14.09.06 (Very useful, 95 readings)
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If you were to name one of the most eventful periods in London’s long and turbulent history the decade following the Restoration of the throne by Charles II in 1660 would come up near the top of the list. This was the decade of the Great Plague of 1665 followed a year later by the Great Fire of London. It was a time hen the monarch was merry and his mistresses such as Nell Gwyn (the orange seller and actress) were plentiful. Since I have moved to the capital I have become interested in the history of London and I felt this period would be an interesting one to focus on so borrowed Liza Picard’s Restoration from our local library. Restoration London is a ...
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