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The 'Square Mile', London's financial powerhouse, rose to prominence with the defeat of Napoleon in 1815.
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For over a thousand years, England’s capital has been associated with desire, avarice, and the sins of the flesh. This i
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How is London responding to social and economic crises, and to the challenges of sustaining its population, economy and
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Paris and London have long held a mutual fascination, and never more so than in the period 1750–1914, when they vied to
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The first comprehensive history of seventeenth-century London, told through the lives of those who experienced it
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The first comprehensive history of seventeenth-century London, told through the lives of those who experienced it “Live
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This book offers a refreshing interdisciplinary perspective on an under-researched migrant minority: the French in Londo
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If one had looked for a potential global city in Europe in the 1540s, the most likely candidate would have been Antwerp,
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The first history of London to show how immigrants have built, shaped and made a great success of the capital city Londo
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Contemporary writers such as Peter Ackroyd, J. G. Ballard, John King, Ian McEwan, Will Self, Iain Sinclair and Zadie Smi
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