Restoration : 1666 - a year in Britain /
by Larman, Alexander.
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BookPublisher: London : Head of Zeus, 2016Description: 416 pages ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781781851333 (hbk.) :; 1781851336 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 941.066 LARSubject(s): Great Fire, London, England, 1666 | Great Britain -- History -- Restoration, 1660-1688 | Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 17th century | History | HistorySummary: 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 this book, 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.
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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 this book, 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.
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