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By Permission Of Heaven

By Permission Of Heaven

by Adrian Tinniswood (Author)

  • Used

    Hardcover 2003

    $3.28

  • Used

    Hardcover 2004

    $3.28
Synopsis

This work pieces together the human story of the Fire and its aftermath - the panic and terror, the bewilderment and violence and chaos, the search for scapegoats and the rebirth of a city. It recreates what happened to schoolchildren and servants, courtiers and clergymen when the streets of London ran with fire and by ye Permission of Heaven, Hell broke loose upon this Protestant City .

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 352
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd
Published: 04 Sep 2003
ISBN 10: 0224062263
ISBN 13: 9780224062268
Book Overview: A magnificently told, thrilling account of one of the most dramatic events in British history.

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Author Bio
Adrian Tinniswood is a historian and educationalist. He has taught in various British universities, and was for many years consultant to the National Trust on heritage education. He is the author of eleven previous books, including The Polite Tourist: A History of Country House Visiting, Visions of Power: Ambition and Architecture, and, most recently, a biography of Sir Christopher Wren.