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The History of London

The History of London

by Walter Besant

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Author
Besant, Walter, 1836-1901
Credits
Produced by Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
Subject
London (England) -- History
Category
Text
eBook-No.
27995
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27995
Release Date
February 4, 2009
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE HISTORY OF LONDON
  2. 2.CONTENTS.
  3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  4. 4.LONDON
  5. 5.1. THE FOUNDATION OF LONDON. PART I.
  6. 6.2. THE FOUNDATION OF LONDON. PART II.
  7. 7.3. ROMAN LONDON. PART I.
  8. 8.4. ROMAN LONDON. PART II.
  9. 9.5. AFTER THE ROMANS. PART I.
  10. 10.6. AFTER THE ROMANS. PART II.
  11. 11.7. AFTER THE ROMANS. PART III.
  12. 12.8. THE FIRST SAXON SETTLEMENT.
  13. 13.9. THE SECOND SAXON SETTLEMENT.
  14. 14.10. THE ANGLO-SAXON CITIZEN.
  15. 15.11. THE WALL OF LONDON.
  16. 16.12. NORMAN LONDON.
  17. 17.13. FITZSTEPHEN'S ACCOUNT OF THE CITY. PART I.
  18. 18.14. FITZSTEPHEN'S ACCOUNT OF THE CITY. PART II.
  19. 19.15. LONDON BRIDGE. PART I.
  20. 20.16. LONDON BRIDGE. PART II.
  21. 21.17. THE TOWER OF LONDON. PART I.
  22. 22.18. THE TOWER OF LONDON. PART II.
  23. 23.19. THE PILGRIMS.
  24. 24.20. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL.
  25. 25.21. THE TERROR OF LEPROSY.
  26. 26.22. THE TERROR OF FAMINE.
  27. 27.23. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. PART I.
  28. 28.24. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. PART II.
  29. 29.25. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD.
  30. 30.26. THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES.
  31. 31.27. MONKS, FRIARS, AND NUNS.
  32. 32.28. THE LONDON CHURCHES.
  33. 33.29. THE STREETS.
  34. 34.30 WHITTINGTON. PART I.
  35. 35.31. WHITTINGTON. PART II.
  36. 36.32. WHITTINGTON. PART III.
  37. 37.33. GIFTS AND BEQUESTS.
  38. 38.34. THE PALACES AND GREAT HOUSES.
  39. 39.35. AMUSEMENTS.
  40. 40.36. WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
  41. 41.37. THE COURT AT WESTMINSTER.
  42. 42.38. JUSTICE AND PUNISHMENTS.
  43. 43.39. THE POLITICAL POWER OF LONDON.
  44. 44.40. ELIZABETHAN LONDON. PART I.
  45. 45.41. ELIZABETHAN LONDON. PART II.
  46. 46.42. ELIZABETHAN LONDON. PART III.
  47. 47.43. TRADE. PART I.
  48. 48.44. TRADE. PART II.
  49. 49.45. TRADE. PART III.
  50. 50.46. PLAYS AND PAGEANTS. PART I.
  51. 51.47. PLAYS AND PAGEANTS. PART II.
  52. 52.48. PLAYS AND PAGEANTS. PART III.
  53. 53.49. PLAYS AND PAGEANTS. PART IV.
  54. 54.50. THE TERROR OF THE PLAGUE. PART I.
  55. 55.51. THE TERROR OF THE PLAGUE. PART II.
  56. 56.52. THE TERROR OF FIRE. PART I.
  57. 57.53. THE TERROR OF FIRE. PART II.
  58. 58.54. ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.
  59. 59.55. UNDER GEORGE THE SECOND. PART I. The Wealth of London .
  60. 60.56. UNDER GEORGE THE SECOND. PART II.
  61. 61.57. UNDER GEORGE THE SECOND. PART III.
  62. 62.58. UNDER GEORGE THE SECOND. PART IV.
  63. 63.59. UNDER GEORGE THE SECOND. PART V.
  64. 64.60. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY. PART I.
  65. 65.61. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY. PART II.
  66. 66.62. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY. PART III.
  67. 67.63. LONDON. GREATER LONDON.
  68. 68.NOTES — 1. THE FOUNDATION OF LONDON. PART I. — 2. THE FOUNDATION OF LONDON. PART II. — 3. ROMAN LONDON. PART I. — 4. ROMAN LONDON. PART II. — 5. AFTER THE ROMANS. PART I. — 6. AFTER THE ROMANS. PART II. — 7. AFTER THE ROMANS. PART III. — 8. THE FIRST SAXON SETTLEMENT. — 9. THE SECOND SAXON SETTLEMENT. — 10. THE ANGLO-SAXON CITIZEN. — 11. THE WALL OF LONDON. — 12. NORMAN LONDON. — 13. FITZSTEPHEN'S ACCOUNT OF THE CITY. PART I. — 14. FITZSTEPHEN'S ACCOUNT OF THE CITY. PART II. — 15. LONDON BRIDGE. PART I. — 16. LONDON BRIDGE. PART II. — 17. THE TOWER OF LONDON. PART I. — 18. THE TOWER OF LONDON. PART II. — 19. THE PILGRIMS. — 20. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL. — 21. THE TERROR OF LEPROSY. — 22. THE TERROR OF FAMINE. — 23. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. PART I. — 24. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. PART II. — 25. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD. — 26. THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES. — 27. MONKS, FRIARS, AND NUNS. — 28. THE LONDON CHURCHES. — 29. THE STREETS. — 30. WHITTINGTON. PART I. — 31. WHITTINGTON. PART II. — 32. WHITTINGTON. PART III. — 33. GIFTS AND BEQUESTS. — 34. THE PALACES AND GREAT HOUSES. — 35. AMUSEMENTS. — 36. WESTMINSTER ABBEY. — 37. THE COURT AT WESTMINSTER. — 38. JUSTICE AND PUNISHMENTS. — 39. THE POLITICAL POWER OF LONDON. — 40. ELIZABETHAN LONDON. PART I. — 41. ELIZABETHAN LONDON. PART II. — 42. ELIZABETHAN LONDON. PART III. — 43. TRADE. PART I. — 44. TRADE. PART II. — 45. TRADE. PART III. — 46. PLAYS AND PAGEANTS. PART I. — 47. PLAYS AND PAGEANTS. PART II. — 48. PLAYS AND PAGEANTS. PART III. — 49. PLAYS AND PAGEANTS. PART IV. — 50. THE TERROR OF THE PLAGUE. PART I. — 51. THE TERROR OF THE PLAGUE. PART II. — 52. THE TERROR OF FIRE. PART I. — 53. THE TERROR OF FIRE. PART II. — 54. ROGUES AND VAGABONDS. — 55. UNDER GEORGE II. PART I. THE WEALTH OF LONDON. — 56. UNDER GEORGE II. PART II. — 57. UNDER GEORGE II. PART III. — 58. UNDER GEORGE II. PART IV. — 59. UNDER GEORGE II. PART V. — 60. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY. PART I. — 61. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY. PART II. — 62. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY. PART III. — 63. LONDON. GREATER LONDON.

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