| Chronicles of London Contributor(s): Kingsford, Charles Lethbridge (Author) |
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ISBN: 1473321468 ISBN-13: 9781473321465 Publisher: White Press OUR PRICE: $27.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2014 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Social History - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.17 lbs) 422 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in 1905, this work details the various chronicles produced on the history of London. The following passage is an extract from the introduction: 'From the beginning at least of the fifteenth century aldermen and citizens of London had shown their interest in civic and general history by compiling, or encouraging others to compile, English Chronicles arranged under the years of the municipality. The Chronicles of London, which, as we now know them, thus came into being, can, however, trace their ancestry much further back. Early in the growth of municipal life there must have arisen the desire for a readily accessible record, giving at least the succession of city officers. To the record thus established it was natural to add year by year notices, whether of landmarks in the history of the City, or of some great event which had made the year in question memorable'. |