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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Rideal, Rebecca.     Subjects     Plague -- England -- History -- 17th century.     Anglo-Dutch War, 1664-1667.     Great Fire, London, England, 1666.     Great Britain -- History -- 1660-1714.     Great Britain -- History -- 1660-1714 -- Biography.     London (England) -- History -- 17th century.     London (England) -- Social conditions -- 17th century.     England -- Social conditions -- 17th century.     England -- Intellectual life -- 17th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Rideal, Rebecca.       by title:      1666 : plague, war, ...       by call number:      942.066 R544o     Search the Web     Rideal, Rebecca.     Plague -- England -- History -- 17th century.     Anglo-Dutch War, 1664-1667.     Great Fire, London, England, 1666.     Great Britain -- History -- 1660-1714.     Great Britain -- History -- 1660-1714 -- Biography.     London (England) -- History -- 17th century.     London (England) -- Social conditions -- 17th century.     England -- Social conditions -- 17th century.     England -- Intellectual life -- 17th century.       MARC Display

1666 : plague, war, and hellfire / Rebecca Rideal. by Rideal, Rebecca. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2016. Call #: 942.066 R544o Subjects Plague -- England -- History -- 17th century.   Anglo-Dutch War, 1664-1667.   Great Fire, London, England, 1666.   Great Britain -- History -- 1660-1714.   Great Britain -- History -- 1660-1714 -- Biography.   London (England) -- History -- 17th century.   London (England) -- Social conditions -- 17th century.   England -- Social conditions -- 17th century.   England -- Intellectual life -- 17th century. ISBN:  9781250097064 (hc.) Alternate title:  Sixteen sixty-six : plague, war, and hellfire Edition:  1st U.S. ed. Description:  xiii, 285 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  Cast of Characters -- Author's Note -- Prologue -- Part I. 1665 -- The London Burns -- Outbreak -- The Turning Tide -- Part II. 1666 -- The Fateful Year -- The Red Sea -- Fantastic Fortune -- Fire! Fire! Fire! -- A Phoenix in Her Ashes -- Epilogue. Summary:  "1666 was a watershed year for England. An outbreak of the Great Plague, the eruption of the second Dutch War, and the devastating Great Fire of London all struck the country in rapid succession and with devastating repercussions. Shedding light on these dramatic events and their context, historian Rebecca Rideal reveals an unprecedented period of terror and triumph. Based in original archival research drawing on little-known sources, 1666 opens with the fiery destruction of London before taking readers on a thrilling journey through a crucial turning point in English history as seen through the eyes of an extraordinary cast of historical characters. While the central events of this significant year were ones of devastation and defeat, 1666 also offers a glimpse of the incredible scientific and artistic progress being made at that time, from Isaac Newton's discovery of gravity to the establishment of The London Gazette. It was in this year that John Milton completed Paradise Lost, Frances Stewart posed for the iconic image of Britannia, and a young architect named Christopher Wren proposed a plan for a new London--a stone phoenix to rise from the charred ashes of the old city. With flare and style, 1666 exposes readers to a city and a country on the cusp of modernity and a series of events that altered the course of history."--From publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 942.066 R544o Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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