1666: Plague, War and the Great Fire of London
About This Novel
The year 1666 was a watershed in British history. The outbreak of plague, the failure of the second war with the Netherlands, and a severe fire struck London, all of which had a devastating impact on the country. Historian Rebecca Riddell focuses on these major events in history and the background in which they occurred. Through the research of those little-known original archives, she cuts through the historical fog of that unprecedented period of terror and transition, providing a new perspective for interpreting British history in 1666. It was the year that Newton discovered gravity, the London Gazette was founded, John Milton completed Paradise Lost, and a young architect named Christopher Wren proposed a brilliant idea for a new London. With its unique style, "1666" shows readers how a city and country standing at the crossroads to modernization completed a great reconstruction and transition in history.
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