The time traveller's London handbook

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1603: A whirlwind tour of Shakespearean London -- 1390: A descent into medieval London -- 1665: a mournful walk through plague-struck London -- 1884: Depravity and wonder on a tour of Joseph Merrick's London -- 1957: London rising - a tour of the blitzed city -- 1716: Four days in Dudley Ryder's London.;"Step back in time and discover the sights, sounds and smells of London through the ages in this enthralling journey into the capital's rich, teeming and occasionally hazardous past. [The author is] your guide to six extraordinary periods in London's history -- the age of Shakespeare, medieval city life, the plague, coffee houses, the reign of Victoria and the post-Blitz recovery." --Book flap. 1603: A whirlwind tour of Shakespearean London -- 1390: A descent into medieval London -- 1665: a mournful walk through plague-struck London -- 1884: Depravity and wonder on a tour of Joseph Merrick's London -- 1957: London rising - a tour of the blitzed city -- 1716: Four days in Dudley Ryder's London.