The Chronicles of London

by Andrew Saint, Gillian Darley

This unique and beautifully illustrated anthology tells the history of London in the words of those that experienced and lived through it. Kings, merchants, ministers, citizens, foreign visitors, poets, journalists and schoolboys remember the events--some momentous, some everyday--that have shaped the London we know today, from Boudicca's rebellion against the Roman invaders down to the funeral of Winston Churchill. By tapping a wide range of fascinating written sources, familiar and forgotten, The Chronicles of London brings the city and its people vividly to life.

Genres: History, London, Nonfiction

320 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1994

About the author

Andrew John Saint is an English architectural historian and Professor at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College, London.

Reviews

[A.M. Steiner · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nicely compiled history of London, largely comprised of eyewitness accounts and contemporaneous illustrations. The first half of the book, which covers the city from foundation until the age of revolutions, seemed to me to have been put together with more love; the Victorian period onward a little rushed over, but both contained snippets of real interest. The commentary by the authors was sparse, but sometimes very amusing.

[Marco · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a decent book about the history of London with pictures of lovely old map prints and extracts from contemporaneous documents like letters etc...