London: The Story of a Great City

by Jerry White

No city has a more dramatic history than fire, plague, riots, civil war, and mass bombings have shaken its spirit, but never brought it down. This extraordinary story unfolds here through a combination of artifacts, maps, documents, paintings, photographs, and unparalleled writing. From its origins as a remote outpost of Rome's northern empire to its position as the lynchpin of the British Empire to its role as a source of inspiration for Shakespeare and Dickens, London is a great city filled with stories of mayhem, glory, power, wealth, and fame.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, London, Historical, Travel

124 pages, Hardcover

First published August 3, 2010

About the author

Professor of London history

Reviews

[Ed Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for general overview about the city of London. This book is a museum of London publication. If you looking for a general book about some of the most important historical facts about London’s 2000 year history then this is an excellent recommendation. I was in London in 2018 and found this a good book to help understand the history of London.

[Shane Goodyear · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book to give you Quick overview of London life thematically

[Thu Nguyen]

A short-ish history book that presents a good number of tidbits about London and its historical places and people. I like how every topic starts with the Roman time.

[Daniel Kukwa · Rating 5 out of 5]

A gloriously expansive work that manages to be informative text book and gorgeous coffee table book simultaneously. The extra goodies hiding within are a extra-sumptuous treat.

[Emma Richler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun illustrations and facsimiles. Text itself rather pedestrian.