Description
2 SEPTEMBER 1666: 350 YEARS SINCE THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON
In the early hours of 2 September 1666 a small fire broke out in a bakery in Pudding Lane. In the five days that followed it grew into a conflagration that would devastate the third largest city in the Western world.
This short edition is the essential guide to the Great Fire of London and includes first-hand descriptions from the diaries of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn, as well as a gripping account from renowned historian Adrian Tinniswood.
On the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London read this essential companion to the gripping story of one of London's worst disasters
About the Author
Adrian Tinniswood is professorial research fellow in history at the University of Buckingham, adjunct professor of history at Maynooth University and the author of many books on British history, including Behind the Throne and the Sunday Times bestseller The Long Weekend. He was awarded an OBE for services to heritage, and lives in the west of Ireland.
Book Information
ISBN 9781784872144
Author Adrian Tinniswood
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Vintage Classics
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 73g
Dimensions(mm) 178mm * 110mm * 7mm
