London's Triumph
Merchant Adventurers and the Tudor City
$38.80
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
16 April 2018
Summary
The story of the individuals whose ambition and recklessness transformed London, England, and the world.
Life in Europe was fundamentally changed in the 16th century by the astonishing discoveries of the New World and of direct sea routes to Asia. To start with, England was hardly involved, and London remained a gloomy, introverted medieval city. But as the century progressed, something extraordinary happened.
Stephen Alford’s evocative, original, and fascinating new book brin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141978116 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141978112 |
| Author: | Stephen Alford |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 16 April 2018 |
| Weight: | 566g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
Exceptionally rich and variegated…This might be a book for ministers to take on holiday in the summer.
Exceptionally rich and variegated…This might be a book for ministers to take on holiday in the summer. – Jessie Childs * Guardian *
Vivid and informative… somehow one can’t help wondering whether there might be a lesson [here] for British commerce today. – Noel Malcolm * Telegraph *
The book is crammed with unexpected sidelights of 16th century London * Times *
A city contending with immigration, religious difference and the threat of violence… the unspoken comparisons that haunt this story are unavoidably poignant * Times Higher Education Supplement *
Like all the best stories, it is about the timeless tides of power and influence… consistently illuminating and filled with pleasing resonance – Sinclair McKay * Spectator *
About The Author
Stephen Alford
Stephen Alford is the author of the highly acclaimed The Watchers- A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth and is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He taught for fifteen years at Cambridge University, where he was a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of History and a Fellow of King’s College. He is now Professor of Early Modern British History at the University of Leeds.
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