{"product_id":"life-and-death-in-london-s-east-end-book-chris-thomas-9781901992496","title":"Life and Death in London's East End","description":"In 1991 Spitalfields Market in London's East End was relocated,  paving the way for one of the largest and most complex  excavations ever launched in London, taking place on a site  measuring almost thirteen acres. This superb book tells the story  of the excavation and the 2000-year history of the area from the  Roman period to the present day. Details on the finds recovered,  and the methods and recording systems used, are interspersed with  a narrative history of the site. The book begins with the Roman  burial ground and the remains of a wealthy Roman woman and her sarcophagus which became the focus of a memorable episode of   Meet the Ancestors . The book then moves on to the medieval period and the 12th-century hospital which was founded at  Spitalfields along with its church, infirmaries and other  buildings, and burials. Finds from this period are supplemented  with broader discussion of life in medieval London, such as  disease and medicine, and the changing landscape around the site.  During the Reformation, the hospital and priory were closed but the story of the site continued. The land was taken by the Crown,  parts of the site were leased, most notably as artillery ground,  with new housing and cottage industries to follow. Finds dating  to the English Civil War, evidence relating to the transformation  of the site from an aristocractic enclave to a suburb of  immigrants, the redevelopment of the area in the 17th and 18th  centuries, through to the opening of Spitalfields Market in 1682,  brings us full circle.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49537217298705,"sku":"GOR001870780","price":19.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1901992497.jpg?v=1751455475","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/life-and-death-in-london-s-east-end-book-chris-thomas-9781901992496","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}