In an England inhabited by Pepys, Evelyn, Dryden, Hobbes and the young Isaac Newton, Charles II is king, and the nation is beginning to relax a little after the tough, joyless years of Cromwell's Protectorate. In RESTORATION, Alex Larman paints a fascinating portrait of a country in the throes of social, political and cultural change following the convulsions of the Interregnum. Exploring every level of English society, from innkeepers and upholsterers to lawyers and courtiers, and examining themes as diverse as marriage, sexuality and religion, he creates a pointilliste and multi-faceted portrait of Restoration England. By looking at the year 1666 through the eyes of the people of the time, by revealing what they ate and drank, how they loved, lived and died and how they interacted, Alex Larman brings alive the England of 300 years ago as you have never seen it before: exciting, tangible, and fully comprehensible.

An in-the-round portrait of life in England under the Restoration, focusing on the year of the Great Fire of London.

About the Author
ALEXANDER LARMAN is a historian and journalist. He is the author of Blazing Star (2014), the life of Lord Rochester, and writes for the Observer, the Telegraph and the Guardian, as well as the New Statesman and the Times Literary Supplement.

Reviews
Sit back, relax and enjoy the view of an extraordinary year * The Times *
An excellent, wide ranging book, 4/5 stars' * Daily Express *
An accessible snapshot, which manages to give labourers and royalty equal billing * Observer *
Appealing... The text is engagingly written and takes the reader by the hand' * History of Royals *
A keen eye for engaging anecdote and historical personality * Spectator *



Book Information
ISBN 9781781851333
Author Alexander Larman
Format Hardback
Page Count 416
Imprint Head of Zeus
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC