With flair and style, 1666 shows a city and a country on the cusp of modernity, and a series of events that forever altered the course of history. It was in this year that John Milton completed Paradise Lost, Frances Stewart posed for the now-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. Rebecca Rideal is the author of 1666 (3.84 avg rating, 1073 ratings, 121 reviews, published 2016) and Before Gods Throne (0.0 avg rating, 0 ratings, 0 r. 1666: Plague, War and Hellfire Publisher Name:John Murray Press Product Format:Paperback ISBN: 9781473661158 Author:Rideal Rebecca Publication Date:2016-01. Not everyone considers non-fiction capable of entering the ‘page-turner’ category, but 1666: Plague, War and Hellfire should change a few minds. 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 Robert Hooke’s microscopic wonders. Based on original archival research and drawing on little-known sources, 1666: Plague, War and Hellfire takes 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. Shedding light on these dramatic events, historian Rebecca Rideal reveals an unprecedented period of terror and triumph. REBECCA RIDEAL is a writer and television producer who contributed to such documentaries as: Bloody Tales of the Tower, Adventurer’s Guide to Britain, Jack the Ripper: Killer Revealed, Escape from. The outbreak of the Great Plague, the eruption of the second Dutch War and the Great Fire of London all struck the country in rapid succession and with devastating repercussions.

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