Passages from the Diary ... 1665-1666
Author : Samuel Pepys
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Page : pages
File Size : 37,66 MB
Release : 1925
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Author : Samuel Pepys
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Page : pages
File Size : 37,66 MB
Release : 1925
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Author : Samuel Pepys
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Page : 127 pages
File Size : 21,87 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Great Britain
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Author : Samuel Pepys
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Page : pages
File Size : 37,45 MB
Release : 1925
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Page : 127 pages
File Size : 36,12 MB
Release : 1925
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Author : Samuel Pepys
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Page : 226 pages
File Size : 25,90 MB
Release : 1900
Category : Great Britain
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Author : Roland Bartel
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Page : 172 pages
File Size : 47,8 MB
Release : 1957
Category : Fires
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Author : Daniel Defoe
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Page : 306 pages
File Size : 29,28 MB
Release : 1722
Category : Fires
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Author : Rebecca Rideal
Publisher : John Murray
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 22,3 MB
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1473623553
1666 was a watershed year for England. The outbreak of the Great Plague, the eruption of the second Dutch War and the Great Fire of London all struck the country in rapid succession and with devastating repercussions. Shedding light on these dramatic events, historian Rebecca Rideal reveals an unprecedented period of terror and triumph. Based on original archival research and drawing on little-known sources, 1666: Plague, War and Hellfire takes readers on a thrilling journey through a crucial turning point in English history, as seen through the eyes of an extraordinary cast of historical characters. While the central events of this significant year were ones of devastation and defeat, 1666 also offers a glimpse of the incredible scientific and artistic progress being made at that time, from Isaac Newton's discovery of gravity to Robert Hooke's microscopic wonders. It was in this year that John Milton completed Paradise Lost, Frances Stewart posed for the now-iconic image of Britannia, and a young architect named Christopher Wren proposed a plan for a new London - a stone phoenix to rise from the charred ashes of the old city. With flair and style, 1666 shows a city and a country on the cusp of modernity, and a series of events that forever altered the course of history.
Author : Samuel Pepys
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Page : 550 pages
File Size : 14,7 MB
Release : 1899
Category : Diaries, English
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Author : Evelyn Lord
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 49,72 MB
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0300173814
During Medieval times, the Black Death wiped out one-fifth of the world's population. Four centuries later, in 1665, the plague returned with a vengeance, cutting a long and deadly swathe through the British Isles. In this title, the author focuses on Cambridge, where every death was a singular blow affecting the entire community.