London, Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions, Τόμος 1Based upon the Handbook of London, by the late Peter Cunningham. |
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Σελίδα xxiii
Then came the Fire of London , which led to a great change in the appearance of
the place . The years 1665 and 1666 were two of the most eventful in the history
of London . In the summer of the former year the plague broke out , and so ...
Then came the Fire of London , which led to a great change in the appearance of
the place . The years 1665 and 1666 were two of the most eventful in the history
of London . In the summer of the former year the plague broke out , and so ...
Σελίδα xxiv
He returned to the City with instructions for the Lord Mayor from the King to pull
down houses in every direction to arrest the course of the fire . The Lord Mayor (
Sir Thomas Bludworth ) seems to have been but a poor creature , for when he ...
He returned to the City with instructions for the Lord Mayor from the King to pull
down houses in every direction to arrest the course of the fire . The Lord Mayor (
Sir Thomas Bludworth ) seems to have been but a poor creature , for when he ...
Σελίδα xxv
Within a few days of the fire three several plans were presented to the King for
the rebuilding of the City — one by Christopher Wren , another by John Evelyn ,
and a third by Robert Hooke . Evelyn , in a letter to Sir Samuel Tuke , wrote , “ Dr.
Within a few days of the fire three several plans were presented to the King for
the rebuilding of the City — one by Christopher Wren , another by John Evelyn ,
and a third by Robert Hooke . Evelyn , in a letter to Sir Samuel Tuke , wrote , “ Dr.
Σελίδα xxvii
cannot but rejoice as Londoners at the sanitary improvement caused by the
clearing away of alleys and courts reeking with pestilence . In illustration of this , it
is only necessary to point to the fact that before the fire the plague constantly
visited ...
cannot but rejoice as Londoners at the sanitary improvement caused by the
clearing away of alleys and courts reeking with pestilence . In illustration of this , it
is only necessary to point to the fact that before the fire the plague constantly
visited ...
Σελίδα xxviii
The Thames continued to be a main highway long after the fire , and within living
memory it was common for persons to row for pleasure from London Bridge to
Battersea or farther . The watermen were a privileged class , notorious for the bad
...
The Thames continued to be a main highway long after the fire , and within living
memory it was common for persons to row for pleasure from London Bridge to
Battersea or farther . The watermen were a privileged class , notorious for the bad
...
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