The story of the individuals whose ambition and recklessness transformed London, England and the world.
Stephen Alford is the author of the highly acclaimed The Watchers- A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth and is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He taught for fifteen years at Cambridge University, where he was a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of History and a Fellow of King's College. He is now Professor of Early Modern British History at the University of Leeds.
Exceptionally rich and variegated...This might be a book for
ministers to take on holiday in the summer.
*Guardian*
Vivid and informative... somehow one can't help wondering whether
there might be a lesson [here] for British commerce today.
*Telegraph*
The book is crammed with unexpected sidelights of 16th century
London
*Times*
A city contending with immigration, religious difference and the
threat of violence... the unspoken comparisons that haunt this
story are unavoidably poignant
*Times Higher Education Supplement*
Like all the best stories, it is about the timeless tides of power
and influence... consistently illuminating and filled with pleasing
resonance
*Spectator*
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