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London and the Kingdom - Volume 2 / A History Derived Mainly from the Archives at Guildhall in the Custody of the Corporation of the City of London.
Reginald R. Sharpe
- History
- Book language: English
- 800 pages
The second volume of a three-volume history of London and its civic government, based mainly on archives at Guildhall. It covers early seventeenth-century episodes such as James I's reception by the City, the Gunpowder Plot, the New River water supply, and the Ulster and Virginia plantations. Worth listening for its detailed, archival view of London's political and civic life.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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