1666 by Rebecca Rideal
In sixteen hundred and sixty-six . . .
An impressively vivid account of an extraordinary piece of England's historyRideal is particularly good on the great set pieces - the plague, the fire and (especially) the naval battles - which she brings to dramatic life with telling details * The Times *
A book firmly anchored in the grain of contemporary accounts, sparking with the crackle of first-hand reports * Guardian *
Sympathetic and sharp-eyed ... an enjoyable book about an exciting period of history * Daily Telegraph *
Rideal's London pulses with humanity . . . It is Rideal's vivid and confident style, teamed with meticulous research and a curiosity for the quotidian that makes 1666: Plague, War and Hellfire a memorable, gripping and very satisfying read * Historia *
Accessible and entertaining . . . a keen eye for engaging anecdote and historical personality * The Spectator *
1666 is described brilliantly . . . a rollicking new book * Evening Standard *
Bound to reveal secrets you won't have heard before * History Revealed *
Gripping and beautifully written . . . extraordinarily vivid * BBC History Magazine *
It's just extraordinary, just taking a single moment, albeit a very significant one in history and weaving in the political, the social the military history. But she writes like a novelist and has clearly done her research, it's a very scholarly book. I literally couldn't put it down * Tracy Borman, Open Book *
A book firmly anchored in the grain of contemporary accounts, sparking with the crackle of first-hand reports * Guardian *
Sympathetic and sharp-eyed ... an enjoyable book about an exciting period of history * Daily Telegraph *
Rideal's London pulses with humanity . . . It is Rideal's vivid and confident style, teamed with meticulous research and a curiosity for the quotidian that makes 1666: Plague, War and Hellfire a memorable, gripping and very satisfying read * Historia *
Accessible and entertaining . . . a keen eye for engaging anecdote and historical personality * The Spectator *
1666 is described brilliantly . . . a rollicking new book * Evening Standard *
Bound to reveal secrets you won't have heard before * History Revealed *
Gripping and beautifully written . . . extraordinarily vivid * BBC History Magazine *
It's just extraordinary, just taking a single moment, albeit a very significant one in history and weaving in the political, the social the military history. But she writes like a novelist and has clearly done her research, it's a very scholarly book. I literally couldn't put it down * Tracy Borman, Open Book *
Rebecca Rideal is a factual television producer and writer. She runs the online history magazine, The History Vault, and is currently studying for a PhD on Restoration London during the Great Plague and the Great Fire at University College London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473623545 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473623545 |
| Title | 1666 |
| Author | Rebecca Rideal |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2017-02-23 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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