Restoration

The Year of the Great Fire

Alexander Larman

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English

Head of Zeus
21 June 2016

History; British & Irish history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700

In an England inhabited by Pepys, Evelyn, Dryden, Hobbes and the young Isaac Newton, Charles II is king, and the nation is beginning to relax a little after the tough, joyless years of Cromwell's Protectorate. In Restoration, Alex Larman paints a fascinating portrait of a country in the throes of social, political and cultural change following the convulsions of the Interregnum. Exploring every level of English society, from innkeepers and upholsterers to lawyers and courtiers, and examining themes as diverse as marriage, sexuality and religion, he creates a pointilliste and multi-faceted portrait of Restoration England. By looking at the year 1666 through the eyes of the people of the time, by revealing what they ate and drank, how they loved, lived and died and how they interacted, Alex Larman brings alive the England of 300 years ago as you have never seen it before: exciting, tangible, and fully comprehensible.

By: Alexander Larman
Imprint: Head of Zeus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9781781851333
ISBN 10: 1781851336
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 21 June 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://www.wardmccandlish.co.uk/AuthorPhoto/HeadofZeus/Alexander_Larman.jpg

Alex Larman is a freelance journalist who has written for the TLS, the Guardian, and the New Statesman, as well as the Spectator and the Observer. He has also written a radio play.

Reviews for Restoration: The Year of the Great Fire

Sit back, relax and enjoy the view of an extraordinary year * The Times * An excellent, wide ranging book, 4/5 stars' * Daily Express * An accessible snapshot, which manages to give labourers and royalty equal billing * Observer * Appealing... The text is engagingly written and takes the reader by the hand' * History of Royals * A keen eye for engaging anecdote and historical personality * Spectator *